Biology Quiz on Respiration and Gas Exchange
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What is the primary function of gills in fish?

  • To store nutrients transported in the blood
  • To absorb carbon dioxide from the water
  • To increase surface area for gas exchange (correct)
  • To regulate water flow over the body
  • Which structure in plants primarily controls the gas exchange process?

  • Chloroplasts
  • Guard cells
  • Epidermal cells
  • Stomata (correct)
  • During respiration, what do plants primarily produce as a byproduct?

  • Water vapor
  • Carbon dioxide (correct)
  • Oxygen
  • Glucose
  • How long can a hippopotamus hold its breath while submerged?

    <p>Five minutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do guard cells play in plant respiration?

    <p>They regulate the opening and closing of stomata</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the milky appearance in limewater demonstrate during respiration experiments?

    <p>Carbon dioxide release during exhalation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method do flatworms primarily use for gas exchange?

    <p>Outer surfaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following correctly describes the path of carbon dioxide during the respiration process?

    <p>Moves from tissues to lungs and out of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What benefit do terrestrial animals gain from more efficient lungs?

    <p>Enhanced oxygen absorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of spiracles in insects?

    <p>Allow gas exchange through tracheae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do amphibians like frogs differ in carbon dioxide expulsion compared to lungs?

    <p>They expel it 2.5 times faster through skin than through lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of carbon dioxide do humans exhale through their skin?

    <p>1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What evolutionary significance do lungs have in terrestrial animals?

    <p>Allow for higher metabolic rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

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