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Describe the process of gas exchange?
During gas exchange oxygen moves from the lungs to the bloodstream. At the same time carbon dioxide passes from the blood to the lungs. This happens i...
The relationship between the animal's type of gas exchange system and it's environment?
In animals, gas exchange follows the same general pattern as in plants. Oxygen and carbon dioxide move by diffusion across moist membranes. In simple ...
Why are gases important?
All living things need some of the gases in air for life support. In particular, all organisms rely on oxygen for respiration—even plants. Plants also...
Explain gaseous exchange?
What is meant by gaseous exchange?What is gaseous exchange in lungs?What are the steps of gas exchange? What is meant by gaseous exchange?Gas exchan...
What is the relationship between the habitat of the organism and the structures used for gas exchange?
What do the organisms have in common for gas exchange?What structure is responsible for gas exchange in mammals?What structure is important for gas e...
Why is water always lost from the gas exchange surface?
How is water loss reduced from the gas exchange surfaces?Why is the rate of water loss during gas exchange low in insects?Does water gas exchange?Why...
What part of a plant gives gas exchange?
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the leaf (as well as the loss of water vapor in transpiration) occurs through pores called stomata (singu...
What is the layer of cells involved in gas exchange?
Exchange membrane The membrane across which gas exchange takes place in the alveoli (i.e. the blood-air barrier) is extremely thin (in humans, on aver...
What is the general region of the lung were gaseous exchange occurs?
During gas exchange oxygen moves from the lungs to the bloodstream. At the same time carbon dioxide passes from the blood to the lungs. This happens i...