CPROT 4205_INTRO

• the sum of total processes to the maintenance and replication of insects taken as a group of metabolic systems

  insect physiology
• the total of all chemical and physical processes within the organism

  metabolism
• Transported to the the tissues maybe used directly to produce energy, depending on the energy demand of the insect

  Nutrients
• Breakdown of molecules from complex to smaller ones

  CATABOLISM
• The site of CATABOLISM

  Mitochondria
• The entire degradation process includes the oxidation of the organic molecules and subsequently liberating energy

  cellular respiration
• The energy produced after a cellular repiration

  Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
• Metabolic activities that are directed to the synthesis of special kinds of materials of a variety of special purpose

  Intermediary metabolism