Nutrition Question#1) Define the following terms? I) Nutrition. II) Nutrients. III) Autotrophs. IV) Heterotrophs. Answer: I) Nutrition: The process in which food is obtained or prepared, absorbed and converted into body substances for growth and energy, is called nutrition. II) Nutrients: Nutrients are the elements and compounds that an organism obtains and uses for energy …
Bioenergetics – Photosynthesis and Respiration Question#1) How energy is produced in the body of living organisms? Answer: Energy is produced in the body of living organisms by the breakdown of food. During oxidation reduction reactions the chemical bond in substances break down and energy is produced.
Enzymes Enzyme: Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (speed up) biochemical reactions by lowering its activation energy and are not changed during the reaction. All enzymes are catalysts but all catalysts are not enzymes. Only biocatalysts are called enzymes. Word enzyme was first used by a German physiologist kuhne in 1878. Enzyme Word study: Word enzyme …
