Metabolism can be best defined as

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Metabolism can be best defined as (A) the process in which a chemical is formed inside a body (B) the process in which a chemical is destroyed inside a body (C) the sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a body (D) a complex construction process only

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Metabolism refers the sum total of all the metabolic activities in body, i.e., anabolism and catabolism. Anabolism is a constructive process, while catabolism is a destructive process.

Q. Metabolism can be best defined as

the process in which a chemical is formed inside a body

the process in which a chemical is destroyed inside a body

the sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a body

a complex construction process only

Metabolism refers the sum total of all the metabolic activities in body, i.e., anabolism and catabolism. Anabolism is a constructive process, while catabolism is a destructive process.