Gas Exchange Process Quiz

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Which structure is typically the gas exchange membrane in small unicellular organisms?

  • Gills
  • Cell membrane (correct)
  • Pulmonary alveoli
  • Spongy mesophylls

What is the primary purpose of gas exchange in living organisms?

  • To produce energy for cellular reactions
  • To regulate body temperature
  • To transport nutrients across the cell membrane
  • To maintain an efficient system for gas exchange between the cell(s) and the external environment (correct)

What specialized structures provide the large area needed for effective gas exchange in most larger organisms?

  • Cuticle
  • Pulmonary alveoli
  • Gills (correct)
  • Cell membrane

Which type of organisms are able to perform sufficient gas exchange across the skin or cuticle that surrounds their bodies?

<p>Small multicellular organisms like flatworms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do gases need to move passively by diffusion across a surface in gas exchange?

<p>To provide a means for gases to enter and exit cells and tissues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gas exchange is the physical process by which gases move passively by diffusion across a ______

<p>surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

In most living things, an efficient system for gas exchange between the interior of the cell(s) and the external environment is ______

<p>required</p> Signup and view all the answers

Some small multicellular organisms, such as flatworms, are also able to perform sufficient gas exchange across the ______ that surrounds their bodies

<p>skin or cuticle</p> Signup and view all the answers

In most larger organisms, specialized structures with convoluted surfaces such as gills, pulmonary alveoli, and spongy mesophylls provide the large area needed for effective gas ______

<p>exchange</p> Signup and view all the answers

These convoluted surfaces may sometimes be internalized into the body of the ______

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