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What is the name of an organism that requires oxygen? |
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Organisms which need oxygen are called aerobic organisms or aerobes. The oxygen is used in the process of respiration to release energy from food.
Organisms which do not use oxygen in respiration are called anaerobic organisms or anaerobes.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_organism
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