Anil claims to his friend Sanvi that respiration and breathing are the same process. What question(s) Class 7

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Anil claims to his friend Sanvi that respiration and breathing are the same process. What question(s) Class 7

Anil claims to his friend Sanvi that respiration and breathing are the same process. What question(s) can Sanvi ask him to make him understand that he is not correct? Class 7

i. What is breathing?

Answer:

Breathing involves the movement of air into the lungs (inhalation) and out of the lungs (exhalation). In simple words, breathing brings in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. This process of exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur by alveoli in the lungs.

ii. What is respiration?

Answer:

Respiration is the process in which fresh air is inhaled during breathing and using the oxygen to break down the food and producing energy for like processes and carbon dioxide.

iii. What type of process are breathing and respiration?

Answer:

Breathing is a physical process and respiration is a chemical process. During chemical process, energy is realised.

Or

  1. Is inhale fresh air is breathing or respiration?
  2. Is exhale air is breathing or respiration?
  3. In which process oxygen is absorbed, respiration or breathing?
  4. Is energy release in respiration or breathing?
  5. Why breathing is a physical and respiration is a chemical process?

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