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Oxygen is a gas. In addition, gases other than oxygen are involved in the respiration process - such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen.

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What do humans respire?

During every breath, people inhale the surrounding air, which includes nitrogen, oxygen, some carbon dioxide and a trace smattering of other inert gases. In populated areas, there may also be soot, dust, various industrial chemicals that have been vaporized, viruses, bacteria, fungal spores and a wide variety of odiferous chemicals.


Which gases are in oxygen?

Oxygen is an element - it contains no other constituent gases.


What is the atmosphere and how are humans effecting it?

The atmosphere is a mixture of gases. (78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other) Negatively.


What helps to break down dead material also releases carbon dioxide when they respire?

Oxygen helps to break down dead materials. Once the oxygen has been broken down, the material will release carbon dioxide and other gases.


How do tree helps us in?

Trees are quite important to us humans beings and also to the environment. Trees respire oppositely to the way we do. They take in carbon dioxide (which they can "lock-up" in their wood for long periods of time, which reduces the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere) and they release oxygen which humans and animals use to respire.


What types of gases are in the troposphere?

nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases


Percentage of gases breathed out by humans?

The air we inhale is roughly 78% by volume nitrogen, 20% oxygen, 1% argon and 0.04% carbon dioxide, helium, water vapour, and small amounts of other gases.


Do roots respire?

Yes, roots do respire. they need oxygen just like all other parts of plants. they get this oxygen from air spaces in the soil. in some plants like rice which grow in wet soil, the roots have air spaces which allow atmospheric oxygen to be transferred to the root cells.


What three gases do you breath?

21% oxygen 78% nitrogen 1% other gases


Can you breathe other gases besides oxygen?

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What is the percentage of gases in the stratosphere?

The percentage of gases in the stratosphere is 79% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 1% other gases.


What gases are present in the oxygen?

There is only oxygen in oxygen. If you mean what gases are present in "air" then it's mostly nitrogen (about 78%), oxygen (about 20%) and argon (.93%) and the other 1.07% is made up of 13 other gases including carbon dioxide and trace amounts of ammonia, to name a few.