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What is the meaning of dry body weight of a cell as compared to anabolism and catabolism?

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Dry weight of a cell is defined as weight of a cell excluding weight of water.
Anabolism is building or synthesizing molecules from small units and require energy, such as photosynthesis.
Catabolism is breakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules and most of the time releases energy, such as respiration.

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