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respire

1. (Science: physiology) To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire, as air; to breathe successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.

A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. (Byron)

2. To breathe out; to exhale.

Origin: L. Respirare, respiratum; pref. Re- re- _ spirare to breathe: cf. F. Respirer. Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; I can breathe better when the air is clean; The patient is respiring.


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Respiration

Generally, you would carry out the experiment on a plant and an animal as all cells respire at the same rate during periods of inactivity.

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by ekralc
Mon May 04, 2009 8:16 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Respiration
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i just did my gcse exam-want to know if i got some Qs right!

hi this question came up: Give two uses of air bubbles in a fermenter, i said: 1)supplies oxygen to allow micro organisms in the fermenter to respire aerobically 2) i wasn't sure about this one but said: the air bubbles would help to distribute heat throughout the fermenter and keeps the microorganisms ...

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by jisaac
Wed May 21, 2008 1:41 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: i just did my gcse exam-want to know if i got some Qs right!
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Respiration

... of mung beans compared to mammalian mitochondria? 2)Are there any different enzymes involved in plant respiration? 3)Are mung beans able to respire anaerobiaclly? 4)How does a respirometer work? If anyone is able to answer these questions then this would be very helpful on my behalf. Thanks, ...

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by whirlwindj
Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:41 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Respiration
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life and non-life...

At school, we were taught living things are those that: move, reproduce, react to stimuli, grow, respire, excrete and require nutrition. But then just as an extra note, someone quipped that fire has all these properties so is this a living thing, blah blah...

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by pd84
Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:04 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: life and non-life...
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cellular respiration help

... a GTP for good measure). Then, if the electrons produced can be passed to the electron transport/oxidative phosphorylation pathways and allowed to respire, now you get 38 molecules of ATP for each glucose molecule that entered glycolysis, or almost 20 times more ATP than glycolysis alone. (NADH/H+ ...

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by blcr11
Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:34 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: cellular respiration help
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