Gas exchange

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Why do animals need an exchange surface?
To maintain materials needed for respiration and growth
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What is diffusion?
The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration down the concentration gradient
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What are the openings in insect gas exchange called?
Spiracles
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What is the tidal volume in terms of lung capacities?
Volume of air breathed in or out in a single breath when at rest
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How do you calculate the the pulmonary ventilation rate?
Tidal volume x no. of breaths in or out
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Respiration occurs in the mitochondria at certain parts of the day
False, it occurs in all plant cells at all times of day
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What is an xerophyte?
A plant which needs very little water
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What is diffusion?

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