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What is the difference between respiration and combustion?

Both release energy from glucose, but respiration does it in controlled enzyme steps at body temperature, while combustion is a sudden burn.

Both release energy from glucose, but respiration does it in controlled enzyme steps at body temperature, while combustion is a sudden burn. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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respiration vs combustion

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