Respiration happens both animals and plants, but there are some difference in the process of respiration.
| Respiration in Plants | Respiration in Animals |
| 1. Plants take in oxygen trough Stomata, lenticels and the general surface of the root. | 1. Animals take in oxygen through lungs. |
| 2. Carbon di-oxide is released as a by product in the process and is reabsorbed for Photosynthesis. | 2. Carbon di-oxide is released as a by-product in the process and is not taken back. |
| 3. The glucose and oxygen used for respiration are produced by the plants themselves. | 3. The food and oxygen used for respiration are taken from outside. |
| 4. The rate of respiration is slow in plants. | 4. The rate of respiration is very fast in animals. |
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