Key term for Edexcel GCSE Biology, used in Exchange Surfaces.
The rate at which an organism consumes resources (like oxygen and glucose) and produces waste, which increases with the total number of active cells.
Metabolic Demand appears in Edexcel GCSE Biology revision content for Exchange and Transport in Animals, especially Exchange Surfaces and Surface Area to Volume Ratio.
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