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What is the primary role of the respiratory system in living organisms?

a. to make carbon dioxide
b. to obtain oxygen
c. to use up nitrogen
d. to find hydroge?

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Respiratory system, the system in living organisms that takes up oxygen and discharges carbon dioxide in order to satisfy energy requirements. In the living organism, energy is liberated, along with carbon dioxide, through the oxidation of molecules containing carbon..

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