Respiration in Organisms

Respiration The process by which living organisms and tissues exchange gases with their environment In a common sense, respiration is the sum of the processes

Key points: In multicellular organisms, the steps of cellular respiration occur in the cytosol and the mitochondria A diagram represents the process of

cellular respiration The reactions involved in respiration are catabolic reactions, which break large molecules into smaller ones, producing large amounts of energy

respiration Summary Thus the net effect of cellular respiration is the complete oxidation of carbohydrates to form carbon dioxide and water In the process, ATP is