by Rajan Gupta | Aug 14, 2020 | Respiration
Earthworms are found in the soil. In the soil they eat dead and decaying organic matter along with soil. In return, they help in aeration of soil by digging holes in it and enhance fertility of soil. In earthworms there is no specialized organ to do respiration. So,...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 14, 2020 | Respiration
The process of breathing in insects such as grasshopper and cockroach is very slow. Insects do not breathe like human beings. Insects do not have lungs to do respiration. In insects respiration takes place through tracheae. Tracheae are tube like structures that open...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 14, 2020 | Respiration
Different animals have different types of respiratory organs which uptakes oxygen and removes carbon dioxide out of body. For example, in unicellular organisms such as amoeba and paramecium exchange of gases takes place through plasma membrane by simple diffusion....
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 14, 2020 | Respiration
In order to carry on respiration, plant cells need oxygen and a means of disposing of carbon dioxide just as animal cells do. Unlike animals, plants have no specialized organs for gas exchange (with the few inevitable exceptions!). Each part of the plant such as...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 14, 2020 | Respiration, Uncategorized
Food alone cannot provide energy for living organisms to survive. The energy has to be released from the food. it is done by combining food with oxygen. During this process carbon dioxide is released as a by-product. This process is called respiration. Respiration may...
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