Biomass - What does it mean?
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The total mass of a living thing or part thereof, such as a cell.
* 2005 , David A Guertin and David M Sabatini, chapter "Cell Size Control" in Encyclopedia of Life Sciences , Wiley:
The total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat etc.
Vegetation used as a fuel, or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose.
biomass
English
Noun
(en-noun)- Since protein constitutes the majority of the biomass of a cell, building new protein is a major way that cells increase their size.
