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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes | 74 sets | |
| 2 | all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism | 68 sets | |
| 3 | the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | 62 sets | |
| 4 | the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism | 49 sets | |
| 5 | the total of all chemical reactions in an organism | 41 sets | |
| 6 | all the energy and matter exchanges that occur within a living cell or organism; collectively, the life processes. | 32 sets | |
| 7 | the process by which your body gets energy from food | 13 sets | |
| 8 | all chemical processes in the body that result in growth, generation of energy, elimination of waste, and other body functions | 13 sets | |
| 9 | all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism. | 12 sets | |
| 10 | all of the chemical reactions that occur in an organism | 12 sets | |
| 11 | all of the chemical reactions that build or break down materials within an organism | 11 sets | |
| 12 | all of a cell's chemical processes | 11 sets | |
| 13 | the sum of all the chemical reactions carried out in an organism | 10 sets | |
| 14 | the process through which an organism changes food into energy | 10 sets | |
| 15 | the burning of food for heat and energy by the cells | 9 sets | |
| 16 | the sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions | 9 sets | |
| 17 | all the chemical reactions that occur within an organism | 9 sets | |
| 18 | all the energy and matter exchanges that occur within a living cell or organism; collectively, the life processes | 9 sets | |
| 19 | the totality of an organism's chemical reactions | 9 sets | |
| 20 | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes | 8 sets | |
| 21 | sum of the chemical and physical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produces, maintained, and destroyed | 8 sets | |
| 22 | combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes | 8 sets | |
| 23 | sum of all chemical processes occurring in an organism | 7 sets | |
| 24 | the totality of an organism's chemical reactions, consisting of catabolic and anabolic pathways. | 7 sets | |
| 25 | the combined chemical processes that occur in a cell or living organism | 7 sets | |
| 26 | sum of all chemical reactions in a cell | 7 sets | |
| 27 | the multitude of enzymatic reactions performed by an organism | 7 sets | |
| 28 | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials | 7 sets | |
| 29 | the sum of all the chemical changes taking place in an organism | 7 sets | |
| 30 | physical or chemical processes in the body that inactivate a drug for excretion from the body; biotransformation | 6 sets | |
| 31 | the sum of all of the chemical reactions carried out in an organism | 6 sets | |
| 32 | the body's ability to burn calories for energy | 6 sets | |
| 33 | all the chemical reactions in a cell | 6 sets | |
| 34 | all chemical reactions performed by cells | 6 sets | |
| 35 | the process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop, and grow | 6 sets | |
| 36 | sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism | 6 sets | |
| 37 | a set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes | 6 sets | |
| 38 | the sum of all of the chemical reactions carried out in an organism. | 5 sets | |
| 39 | the sum of all chemical processes in living things | 5 sets | |
| 40 | the total of all the chemical activities that an organism performs | 5 sets | |