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Of course. They eliminate CO2 in the lungs and then breathing it out. If this did not happen, the individual would soon suffocate and die. Many submarines have gone to the bottom of the ocean, and if the vessel was not crushed, then the men likely died of CO2 suffocation.

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If the carbon dioxide produced during cellular respiration isn't gotten rid of, the blood and tissues will become acidic. Acidity messes up the body's chemical reactions and will result in death if it gets bad enough.

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How animals get rid of carbon dioxide?

Animals get rid of Carbon Dioxide by breathing. Animals breathe in oxygen and they breathe out carbon dioxide.Diffusion from the cells, and diffusion from the bodies of insects.Animals with a blood circulation & lungs exhale it.


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When you breathe out, your body gets rid of Carbon Dioxide (CO2).


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The respiratory system utilises oxygen from the environmrntal gases and expires carbon dioxide (CO2).


Which animals breathe in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide?

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Why do you get rid of carbon dioxide?

By exhaling.


Which organ in the body gets rid of carbon dioxide?

Carbon dioxide is expelled from our lungs.


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What is the job of breathing?

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Animals do not get rid of oxygen- they consume it. They get rid of carbon dioxide by exhaling it from their lungs (or gills).


Why is Carbon dioxide is used in fire extinguisher?

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What do you get rid of while you yawn?

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