What is the definition of respiration?(1 point) Responses the process by which animals maintain body temperature the process by which animals maintain body temperature the process by which organisms obtain energy by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide the process by which organisms obtain energy by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide the process by which dead plants break down and return carbon to the soil the process by which dead plants break down and return carbon to the soil when greenhouse gases trap heat in Earth's atmosphere

The correct definition of respiration is: the process by which organisms obtain energy by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.