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Explain the difference between respiration and breathing?

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The difference between respiration and breathing is their functions. Breathing is when your body uses your lungs to inhale and exhale oxygen. Respiration is a chemical reaction where your body uses oxygen to eliminate or break apart Glucose so it could give you energy.

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