respiration

• respiration is the process of transferring energy from glucose, which goes on in every cell
• aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria of cells
• respiration is an exothermic process
• all living things respire
• respiration can be used to build larger molecules from smaller ones
• in animals, respiration provides the energy needed to allow the muscles to contract
• in mammals and birds, the energy from respiration is used to keep their body warm
• plants use respiration to make glucose which they then store as starch