Sentence examples for respire from inspiring English sources
verb
To breathe in and out.
However, some microorganisms respire without oxygen, known as anaerobic respiration.
The internal geometry of the reactors in which they live is designed to keep them in constant contact with enough methane to grow, enough air to respire and enough ammonia to provide the nitrogen which, along with the carbon and hydrogen in the methane, is a fundamental building block of the amino acids from which proteins are made.Nor are the Methylococci alone.
Indeed, 95% of carbon dioxide emissions are produced by the planet's ubiquitous life forms who believe they have a God-given right to respire.
Species adapted to cold respire less (use up less of their food stores) when photosynthesizing at cool temperatures in intense summer light than they do at higher temperatures, allowing a greater net gain in biomass (dry mass of organic matter).
Young aquatic nymphs may respire exclusively through the thin body wall.
Corn, with its high germ content, is inclined to respire more during storage and, unless precautions are taken, may increase in temperature during incorrect storage.
For it was difficult to rule out at that time that the proton expulsion by respiring mitochondria was a mere side-effect of respiration, while the energy coupling was still mediated by a chemical intermediate.
The Pacific slope-dwelling grenadier respires at one hundredth the rate of its distant relative, the Atlantic cod.
Bacteria that are able to use respiration produce far more energy per sugar molecule than do fermentative cells, because the complete oxidation (breakdown) of the energy source allows complete extraction of all of the energy available as shown by the substantially greater yield of ATP for respiring organisms than for fermenting bacteria.
Golden Delicious apples and some pears are shipped in polyethylene containers in which a desirable, modified atmosphere is created by the respiring fruit.
Diffusion is the primary mode of transport of gases between air and blood in the lungs and between blood and respiring tissues in the body.
