Question
Why respiration is called catabolic process?
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Answer
Catabolism is the degradative processes of metabolism. It concerned with the breakdown of complex food molecules to simple ones, with a concomitant release of free energy. Respiration is a catabolic process because it involves the breakdown of complex organic substances into simpler ones by oxidation.
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