Respiration is ___________.

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Endothermic process

Endergonic process

Exothermic process

Anabolic process

answer is B.

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Respiration is an exothermic process as it releases heat or energy. During our breathing process, we feel warmer air coming outside which happened due to the respiration reaction in our body.
The amount of carbohydrates present in our food gets broken down for the formation of glucose which combines with oxygen present in the cells of our body and helps in providing energy.
This reaction is defined as respiration and is considered an exothermic reaction.
The organism obtains energy during the process of respiration in the form of adenosine triphosphate by oxidizing nutrients and giving out waste products.

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