What is respiration? What are the two types of respiration.

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Respiration is a biological process within the living organisms, where the storage food is oxidised in the presence of oxygen and releases carbon dioxide from the system to provide energy to the cells in the body to continue the body functions.

There are two types of cellular respiration aerobic and anaerobic. One occurs in the presence of oxygen is called aerobic respiration, and one occurs in the absence of oxygen is called anerobic respiration.

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