The Living World

Catabolism

________ is the breakdown of complex substances to their constituent parts.

Anabolism

________ is a biochemical process in metabolism where the simple molecules combine to generate complex molecules.

Reproduction

________ can not be a perfect defining property of living organisms.

sum total

It is the ________ of all biochemical reactions taking place inside a living system.

Metabolic reactions

________ can be demonstrated outside the body in cell- free systems.

cell division

It is the increase in number & mass (size) of cells by ________.