Give reasons why respiration is called slow combustion?

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Respiration is called slow combustion because in the respiration process food materials are burned slowly and at a lower temperature to produce the products of ordinary combustion like $C O_{2}$ , water and energy.

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	Respiration	Combustion
a.	Respiration is a slow process.	Combustion is relatively a fast process.
b.	Respiration takes place at the body temperature.	Combustion takes place at the ignition temperature of the fuel.
c.	Respiration produces CO₂ + H₂O and energy.	Combustion of hydrocarbons always produces only CO₂.
d.	Respiration takes place inside a cell.	Combustion takes place outside a cell.
e.	Respiration takes place at all times.	Combustion only takes place when a fuel or a combustible substance burns.

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