answersLogoWhite

0

Body cells get energy by breathing through cellular respiration. Respiration is the process by which the oxygen we breathe in is used to oxidize food, leading to energy release.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

When is your breathing likely to speed up?

when your cells need more energy


How is breathing different from cellular resperation?

Respiration supplies energy to cells by breakdown of oxygen so is only interacts internally. Breathing is the net movement of gases in and out of the body. The difference is that respiration provides energy for work while breathing provides the reactant for respiration.


How can you show you are releasing energy during respiration?

You can show you are releasing energy during respiration by measuring your heart rate and breathing rate. As your cells release energy through respiration, your heart rate and breathing rate will increase to deliver oxygen to your cells more efficiently. This is known as aerobic respiration, which produces ATP (energy) for your body's functions.


A gas used in breathing?

Oxygen is used for breathing. Our body cells then use this oxgen to produce energy (glucose), and give off carbon dioxide which is breathed out again!


Is the respiration that takes place inside of cells the same as breathing air in and out of the lungs?

No, respiration is where you get energy from food you eat.


Are breathing and respiration the same process?

Breathing and respiration are related but not the same process. Breathing is the physical act of inhaling and exhaling air, while respiration is the chemical process where cells convert oxygen and nutrients into energy.


What are the advantages of breathing?

We get a constant source of energy. But more accurately, the intake of oxygen (breathing) delivers oxygen to the respiratory system, which not only delivers it to our cells through the circulatory system for energy, it also carries away waste materials.


Respiration and breathing are identical process?

false


How are breathing and cellular respiration different in terms of their processes and functions?

Breathing is the process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration is the process by which cells convert oxygen and glucose into energy, carbon dioxide, and water. Breathing is a physical act that brings oxygen into the body, while cellular respiration occurs within cells to produce energy for cellular functions.


Why is respiration is not the same as breathing?

Respiration is the process where cells convert oxygen into energy, while breathing is the physical act of inhaling oxygen-rich air and exhaling carbon dioxide. Respiration encompasses both breathing and the subsequent cellular process that uses oxygen to produce energy in the form of ATP.


What does oxygen do in your body apart from breathing?

Your cells need oxygen to turn food into energy, reproduce, and basically perform all of their tasks.


Why is it that when we do hard work our breathing rate increases?

It is because we need different amount of energy in different conditions of our body. When we rest we need less energy but when we do hard work we need more energy. Performing hard work is a difficult activity and it needs more energy. Thus, by increasing the breathing rate more energy is supplied to the cells for the production of more energy.