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Why do you need oxygen in the air?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Or bodies get energy by reacting sugars we get from our food with oxygen from the air. Without oxygen this reaction cannot occur and our cells cannot operate. Without oxygen, a person will die in a matter of minutes.

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