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Name the process by which living organisms obtain energy from food.


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Living organism:

  1. Living organisms are those animals that can reproduce, excrete, move, and respire.
  2. All living organisms need the energy to survive and they gain energy through the process of respiration.

Respiration:

Respiration refers to as which involves breathing exchange of gases (carbon dioxide and oxygen) and the breakdown of food within the cells by using oxygen in order to release energy in the form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate).


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