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3.1 Bioenergetics
The study of the various types of energy transformations that occur in living organisms.
3.3 Metabolism
Metabolism is the collection of bio-chemical reactions that occur within a cell. Metabolic pathways are sequences of chemical reactions.
Each reaction in the sequence is catalyzed by a specific enzyme. Pathways are usually confined to specific locations. Pathways convert substrates into end products via a series of metabolic intermediates.