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As we all know , in respiration we intake oxygen and gives out carbon dioxide,

for burning also oxygen is needed. In spite of oxygen wood cant be burned and along with burning, the gas coming out from wood is Carbon-dioxide.

Oxygen combines with carbon

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They are similar because cellular respiration is when our mainfuel/energy, glucose, is burnt in the cells to produce carbon dioxide. - And that's burning of a fuel.

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because both produces carbon dioxide

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