The Emergence Machine

Respiration (Biology sense)

physical · Biology · Level 7 · E5

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Emergence definition

Respiration-bio is a process that unfolds as a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time, involving tissue cells extracting chemical energy from organic molecules, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of the cellular level.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “respiration bio” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “respiration bio”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
respiration
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Respiration BioTissueAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesRespiration BioL7ActionL1ProcessL2AnimalL5TissueL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of respiration-bio
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping respiration bio
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first
  • Tissue L6 (requires)
    Respiration involves tissue cells extracting chemical energy from organic molecules.