Explain the difference between ventilation, gas exchange and cell respiration.

ventilation - achieved via breathing, the physical act of exchanging air between the lungs and the atmospheregas exchange - passive diffusion between alveoli and the bloodstream, resulting in the exchange of CO2 and O2cell respiration - release of energy from organic compounds such as sugars to produce energy in the form of ATP

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