Roughly speaking, this represents the ratio of photosynthesising to respiring material in the plant.

Inversely, at low partial pressures (such as those present in respiring tissues), the (low affinity, T) tense state is favoured.

Only then did he realize that she was respiring at a normal rate.

We have already said that all animals with lungs respire.

He can speak, eat and even respire through these mouths.

He laughed, and seemed to respire more air into his broad chest.

We all respire in much the same way, and this seems to be primarily a respiratory disease.

Even some species with lungs also respire through the skin in this manner.

All around him, the old building seemed to respire as if it were some being alive in light slumber.

He worked extensively on insect eggs, particularly the way in which they respire.

He ceases to move, to grow, to respire, to function in any way.

Other species can respire through their skin, intestines, and/or stomach.

As organisms respire, they take in free oxygen and give off carbon dioxide.

We, of course, together with virtually all other animals, have inherited this ability, and respire very efficiently.

He quickly intubated the patient and started respiring him with one hundred percent oxygen.

Because these sharks rely on this technique, they must keep swimming in order to respire.

But she had risen and stood now before him, respiring compassion. '

A wave of relief washed over him his crewman was respiring without any problem.

What joy of youth Lifted her nostril to respire the wind?

In addition, they can also respire through the general body surface, and some even lack gills altogether.

Plants respire some of the carbon compounds which were generated by photosynthesis.

Soil by nature often tends to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide.

However, many modern organisms respire without the aid of oxygen; that is, are anaerobic.

Plants only carry this out during the day, when there is sunlight, while they respire throughout day and night.

The lilies seem to respire in his arms.

This unique feature allows them to remain in places without access to the air, respiring through their skins.

Without them, a cell ceases to respire aerobically and quickly dies.