What does metabolism mean?

Metabolism refers to the process that an organism obtains essential substances from the outside world, and through physical and chemical actions, it becomes an organic part of the organism to supply growth and development, and at the same time generates energy to maintain life activities, and new substances discharged from the body replace old substances. The relevant knowledge is as follows:

1, biological growth, development, reproduction and other life activities are inseparable from metabolism. Through metabolism, organisms can constantly absorb external substances, transform them into their own components, and release energy to maintain life activities. If metabolism stops, the life of the organism will also stop.

2. The process of metabolism can be divided into two parts: assimilation and alienation. Assimilation refers to the transformation of external substances into their own components for growth and development; Alienation means that organisms decompose their own components into energy and waste to release energy and maintain life activities.

3. The speed and efficiency of metabolism directly affect the health and longevity of organisms. If the speed of metabolism is too slow or inefficient, it will lead to the lack of energy and nutrition in organisms, thus affecting their growth, development and health. On the contrary, if the metabolism is too fast or too efficient, it will lead to excessive consumption of energy and nutrients by organisms, thus affecting their life span.

Maintaining normal and balanced metabolism is very important for the health and longevity of organisms. Reasonable diet, proper exercise and good living habits can promote the normal metabolism of the body and improve the health level of the body.

The importance of metabolism is as follows:

1. Metabolism is an important way for organisms to obtain energy and nutrients. By ingesting food, water and other substances, organisms convert them into energy and nutrients through digestion, absorption and metabolism, thus maintaining life activities. If metabolism is disturbed, the body can't get enough energy and nutrition, which will lead to the decline of body function and even life-threatening.

2. Metabolism is also an important way for organisms to eliminate wastes and toxins. Living things will produce all kinds of wastes and toxins in their life activities. If these wastes and toxins are not eliminated in time, they will accumulate in the body and cause harm to health. Metabolism can excrete these wastes and toxins and maintain good health.

3. Metabolism is also closely related to biological immune system. The immune system is an important barrier for organisms to resist the invasion of foreign pathogens, and metabolism can provide the immune system with necessary energy and nutrition to help it play a better role. Metabolism is the basis of life activities of organisms, which is of great significance to the survival and health of organisms.