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Our metabolisms take advantage of a reaction between oxygen gas and compounds such as glucose to release energy. Oxygen compounds do not contain the same energy and do not react in quite the same way with other substances, so we cannot use them. Most substances that are as reactive as oxygen are toxic, but we have adapted specifically to be able to use oxygen.
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How many percent of oxygen did you breathe?
You breathe out 16.3% oxygen.
What living things use oxygen?
Humans and animals use oxygen to breathe. Plants exhale oxygen.
Can humans breathe oxygen and hydrogen combine?
no it is completely different are bodies cant breathe that only pure oxygen(o2). although fish can breathe the dissolved oxygen in water
How much oxygen is there in the air that you breathe out?
We do not use 100% of the Oxygen we inhale. we use only around 20% of it. Birds are more efficient and can absorb around 40% of their intake.
Where is oxygen present?
Oxygen is present in the Earth's atmosphere, making up about 21% of the air we breathe. It is also present in water bodies, where it dissolves to support aquatic life. Additionally, oxygen is found in the Earth's crust and is a component of many minerals and compounds.
What do plants use that consumers breathe out?
We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Plants take in this carbon dioxide and release oxygen, which we use after that.
How does oxygen use by animals?
Animals breathe in oxygen in the air.
Why dont animals use up all the oxygen in the atmosphere?
Animals do not use up all the oxygen in the atmosphere because plants produce oxygen. When they breathe, plants inhale carbon dioxide (which is what animals breathe out) and exhale oxygen (which is what animals breathe in).
Why does your bodies need to respire?
To Breathe.. You Use Your Lungs To Breathe In Oxygen And Breathe Out Carbon Dioxide.
What is the use of oxygen in your body?
so you can breathe
Do you breathe in or breathe out oxygen?
Humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Trees "breathe" out oxygen.
What do turtles use their lungs for?
They use them to breathe with, to get oxygen from the air.
What do humans breathe out and plants breathe in?
They breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. That's how they help us. It's called photosynthesis, requiring the use of the sun and CO2. It produces sugar, energy, and O2.
How humans you use oxygen in industry?
Terrible grammar. Either the asker does not speek English or is mentally challenged. I will slowly answer this question the best that I can. Humans... use oxygen... to breathe... If humans could not breathe they could not do anything industrial! That is "how humans you use oxygen in industry". They breathe it. You should try it. Your brain could use some oxygen numbnut!
How does a white tail deer use oxygen?
to breathe
What is a use for oxygen?
one use of oxygen is it is clean air to help you breathe Oxygen is essential for life for nearly all species on the earth. Amino acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates are just a few of the compounds that contain oxygen. Plus, oxygen is required by living things for aerobic cellular respiration in order to get the maximum amount of ATP from each molecule of glucose.
What is a sentence using the word oxygen?
My mother needs to use her oxygen tank to breathe.
