From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/07/91 04:10:55
Message Number 14731

>I would think that respiration and consuming energy would fall under
>metabolism.
 
Respiration, sure. Consuming energy, no. Metabolism /produces/ energy,
which the living organism then consumes to do other stuff. You don't
live to metabolize, you metabolize in order to get the energy to
live. Kind of like the way a yo-yo works.