Respiration and Metabolism

Respiration and Metabolism

Respiration

Respiration is the exothermic process of transferring energy from glucose - which goes on in every cell. The energy  can be used to:

• build up larger molecules from smaller ones (like proteins from amino acids)
• allow the muscles to contract 
• keep body temperature constant

Metabolism

In a cell, there are lots of chemical reactions happening constantly that are controlled by enzymes. Many are linked together to…