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Q: What component of air is needed during respiration?
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What substance is removed from the air by living things for respiration?

In the process of respiration OXYGEN is taken in from the atmoshpere and CO2 is released.


How respiration is affected at high altitudes during space travel and under water?

High altitude affects respiration because there is less oxygen in the air. Because of this, more and stronger breathing is needed to supply oxygen to the bloodstream.


What happens during the first stage of respiration?

you obsorve air


How do the processess of photosynthesis and cellular respiration work together?

both of which are released into the air during respiration. And during respiration, the plant needs oxygen and glucose, which are both produced through photosynthesis!


What substance is brought into the body during respiration?

Air is brought into the body during respiration, and oxygen is absorbed by the hemoglobin of the red blood cells in the lungs by diffusion. Carbon dioxide is removed during respiration -- without the removal of the CO2, the oxygen wouldn't get in.


What do all living creatures inhale during respiration?

They inhale air. What they extract from the air is oxygen.


Why is expired air saturated?

because water is produced during respiration :)!


A gas is needed in the body to make energy?

Yes, Oxygen is needed by the body for aerobic cellular respiration. It is possible to use anaerobic respiration which is with out air, but it is must less efficient and produces lactic acid.


What are the functions of bronchi and bronchioli?

They just function as air passage and carry the air in and out of the lungs during respiration


What organ expands to fill with air?

Lungs expand to fill with air. It is done during respiration.


What is the function of surfactant?

prevent each alveolus from collapsing as air moves in and out during respiration


Why does exhaled air saturated with water vapour?

water vapour is produce during respiration