Question
Distinguish between:
Breathing and Respiration
Breathing and Respiration
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Answer
| Breathing | Respiration | ||
| 1. | It is a physical/mechanical process. | 1. | It is a physiological process. |
| 2. | It occurs through the respiratory organs aided by accessory respiratory organs. | 2. | It occurs in each and every living cell of the body. |
| 3. | The mechanism of breathing is not necessarily found in all the living organisms. | 3. | The process of respiration occurs invariably in each and every living cell of all the living organisms. |
| 4. | It includes the physical processes of inhalation or inspiration expelled (taking in of atmospheric air) and exhalation or expiration (throwing out air containing CO2, into the atmosphere). | 4. | It includes the physiological (biochemical) processes of glycolysis and Krebs cycle and also oxidative phosphorylation. |
| 5. | There are no subtypes of breathing. | 5. | Aerobic and anaerobic respiration are the two different types of respiration |
| 6. | Energy is utilized in this process. | 6. | Energy is released in this process. |
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