This document discusses respiration in various organisms. It introduces respiration as the lifelong process of inspiration of oxygen and expiration of carbon dioxide. It then describes the respiratory organs and processes of 5 organisms: earthworms breathe through their skin, cockroaches through trachea and spiracles, scorpions through book lungs, fish through gills, and frogs through skin, lungs, or as tadpoles through external gills. The document provides details on gas exchange and respiratory structures in each organism.