difference and similarities between combustion and respiration
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Respiration is the process where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is exhaled out and combustion means the burning of substances in the presence of oxygen. This is the difference between the respiration and combustion/burning
Difference between Respiration and Combustion are given below:
Respiration:
It is the process of oxidation of food materials like Amino acids, glucose, fatty acids to ‘carbon dioxide and water’.
In respiration process energy is released in several stages.
It does not require any ‘external heat’ on the process.
Combustion:
It is the process to form a carbon dioxide and water by burning sugar which helps in the ‘release of energy’ in the form of heat.
In combustion, energy is released only once.
It is only done by applying external heat to the sugar molecule to burn.