Abstract
Every living cell needs a supply of energy to stay alive. To grow and to move it needs even more energy. The energy is supplied to cells in their food. The cells of all living organisms can release the energy in their food by a process called respiration. Respiration is remarkably similar in all living organisms.
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© 1995 P. Alderson and M. Rowland
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Alderson, P., Rowland, M. (1995). Respiration. In: Making Use of Biology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13563-9_5
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