how respiration different from breathing
Tweet. Key Difference: Breathing is the process of inhaling oxygen from the air and exhaling carbon dioxide into the air. Respiration refers to cellular respiration where oxygen is reacted with glucose to produce carbon dioxide, water and energy. Breathing and respiration are essential for the survival of organisms. There are often confused to mean the same thing, which is most commonly as breathing.
The process of breathing and respiration are different and one occurs after the other. Breathing happens first and is followed by respiration. Breathing is the process of inhaling oxygen from the air and exhaling carbon dioxide into the air.