| Metabolism |
All the chemical reactions that occurs in organisms |
| Enzyme |
Biological catalyst |
| Immobilised Enzyme |
A biological catalyst which is fixed to an inert material by chemical or physical means |
| Bioreactor |
Vessel in which products are made by cells (or organisms) (or enzymes) |
| Photosynthesis |
Process where plants make carbohydrate using (sun)light energy (CO2, water and chlorophyll) |
| Aerobic respiration |
The release of energy from carbohydrate using oxygen |
| Anaerobic respiration |
The release of energy from carbohydrate without using oxygen |
| Fermentation |
Anaerobic respiration |
| Diffusion |
The movement of [gas or liquid] molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration |
| Osmosis |
The movement of water molecules from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration across a S.P.M selectively permeable membrane or The movement of water molecules along a concentration gradient across a SPM or Movement of water molecules from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution across a selectively permeable membrane |
| Turgor |
The state of fullness in a plant cell due to the intake of water |