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respiration
The metabolic process in which complex organic substances are broken down into simpler products with the release of energy. This energy is incorporated into the energy-carrying substance ATP and subsequently used for other metabolic processes. Respiration is carried out within the cells of organisms by the citric acid cycle (Kreb's cycle) and oxidative phosphorylation.
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