What do you mean by a metabolic activity?

What do you mean by a metabolic activity?

Metabolic activity is the part of metabolism which takes place in the body of an organism. Metabolism is the phenomenon which includes set of chemical reactions which are essential for a living organism to maintain its life. These are also known as metabolic processes. Metabolism can be divided into two processes namely anabolic processes or anabolism and catabolic processes or catabolism.