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The burning of coal, a fossil fuel, produces water and carbon dioxide. How is this similar to cellular respiration?
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The burning of coal, a fossil fuel, produces water and carbon dioxide. How is this similar to cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide and water are bi-products of both cellular respiration and the burning of fossil fuels. 
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Both release carbon into the atmosphere, but burning fossil fuels releases CO2 at a much greater amount.

Both cellular respiration and combustion require a core fuel for the process to happen at all.
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