Question

Distinguish between breathing and respiration

Answer 1

Breathing	Respiration
1. Breathing is a process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling Carbon dioxide. We can say breathing is simply an exchange of gases.	1. Respiration is a process in which glucose breaks down by the Oxygen gas to produce energy in the form of ATP and carbon dioxide, and this Carbon dioxide gas is given out during breathing.
2. Breathing is simply an exchange of gases no energy is evolved	2. Energy is evolved in the form of ATP
3. No breakdown of food occurs	3. Breakdown of food occurs
4. breathing occurs outside the cells, so breathing is an extracellular process	4. Respiration occurs inside the cells, so respiration is an intracellular process