The term “respiration” in animals refers to the ____

a. movement of oxygen into an animal only
b. movement of carbon dioxide out of an animal only
c. movement of oxygen into an animal and the movement of carbon dioxide out of the animal
d. binding of oxygen to hemoglobin molecules in the blood
e. diffusion of oxygen across a cell membrane


ANSWER: c

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