respiration: Respiration is when a living organism takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide to make energy to run its body functions.
respiration The process in which an organism uses oxygen for its life processes and gives off carbon dioxide.
Respiration is the process where both plants and animals produce energy by burning carbohydrates in their cells using oxygen. Carbon dioxide is produced as a by-product.
Aerobic Respiration - Organisms utilize oxygen to break down components, derive energy, and generate needed biomolecules. Carbohydrates are cycled into water and carbon dioxide. [Applied and Environmental Microbiology; v59; 2918-2926; 1993.
In Situ Respiration Test
Test used to provide rapid field measurement of in situ biodegradation rates to determine the potential applicability of bioventing at a contaminated site and to provide information for a full-scale bioventing system ...
Respiration that can only occur in the absence of oxygen or nitrate.
Analysis
Separation and measurement of component parts.
RESPIRATION
Growth and maintenance of living organisms cannot occur without the process of respiration. Respiration is the oxidation of food (carbohydrates) which results in the release of energy in the form of ATP.
Respiration Energy production in which oxygen is the terminal electron acceptor, i.e. oxidation to produce energy where oxygen is the oxidizing agent. See fermentation.
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community respiration The combined respiration of all organisms in a community.
compensation depth the vertical zone of a lake where photosynthesis balances respiration. The boundary between the upper trophogenic (photosynthetic) zone and the lower tropholytic zone, where respiration and decomposition predominate ...
Net primary production (NPP) The total energy accumulated by plants during photosynthesis (gross primary production minus respiration).
Evapotranspiration - (1) The process by which plants take in water through their roots and then give it off through the leaves as a by-product of respiration; ...
Lack of carbon dioxide can induce photorespiration, which can destroy existing sugars. Thus, an increase in temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide can stimulate plant growth in places where these are the limiting factors.
Gas naturally produced by animals during respiration and through decay of biomass, and used by plants during photosynthesis. Although it only constitutes 0.04 percent of the atmosphere, it is one of the most important greenhouse gases.
Carbon Dioxide - Odorless gas commonly sourced by respiration, and which has been used widely as a measure of the ventilation adequacy of a space.
Carbon Monoxide - A colorless, odorless and highly toxic gas commonly created during combustion.
A heavy colorless gas (CO2) that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, ...
Surface layer of water to the depth of light penetration where photosynthetic activity equals respiration, or where 1% of incident light remains.
eutrophic
Usually refers to a nutrient-enriched, highly productive body of water.
aerobe
Organism which requires dioxygen for respiration and hence for growth and life.
aerobic
Requiring dioxygen.
Dissolved Oxygen: Oxygen dissolved in water. The amount depends on temperature of the water, plant photosynthesis, plant and animal respiration, and physical aeration caused by tumbling. Measured in parts per million (mg/L).
Oxidation
the chemical or biochemical change that occurs when a substance combines with oxygen, for example during combustion and respiration; the release of carbon dioxide and energy from organic compounds ...
in living organisms by photosynthesis or by chemosynthesis, is consumed in carbohydrate, protein and fat by most animals and plants that do not carry out photosynthesis and ultimately is returned to its original state when it is freed by respiration ...
Microorganisms preferentially utilize electron acceptors that provide the maximum free energy during respiration.
net primary production The part of the gross primary production that remains stored in the producer organism (primarily green plants) after deducting the amount used during the process of respiration. Abbreviated NPP.
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