Respiration and Oxygen Uptake in Animals

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What is the process called when animals exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with their environment?

Circulation
Photosynthesis
Respiration (correct)
Breathing

Which of the following animals obtain oxygen directly from the air or water through their moist surface?

Land vertebrates
Amoeba and flatworms (correct)
Insects
Earthworms

What is the function of the respiratory system in animals?

To digest food
To regulate body temperature
To circulate blood
To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a way in which animals obtain oxygen?

Through the digestive system (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of red blood cells?

To deliver oxygen and remove waste (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of plasma in the blood?

55% (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the general body surface of most animals?

It lacks sufficient area to exchange gases for the whole organism (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the circulatory system's two separate parts?

One part pumps blood to the lungs, and the other part pumps blood to the body (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following animals obtain oxygen from the air through moist lungs surface to blood vessels?

Land snail and land vertebrate (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of platelets in the blood?

To form clots and stop bleeding (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the white blood cells?

Leukocytes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the wall of capillaries?

One-cell thick (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the large air spaces in the spongy mesophyll?

To facilitate gas exchange (D) Signup and view all the answers

How do roots take in oxygen?

Through diffusion of oxygen into the root hair (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of lenticels in stems?

To facilitate gaseous exchange (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the palisade mesophyll?

To synthesize glucose (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does carbon dioxide diffuse into plant roots?

Through the root hair (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary site of gas exchange in leaves?

The stomata (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which water evaporates through the stomata present on the surface of the leaves?

Transpiration (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the tissues that transport sugars from the leaves down to the rest of the plant?

Phloem (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of hemoglobin in the body?

To transport oxygen (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the rhythmic expansion and contraction of the heart known as?

Pulse (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of arteries and veins in the body?

To transport blood throughout the body (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of tissues form a continuous network of channels connecting roots to the leaves through the stem?

Vascular tissues (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of roots in plants?

To take water and mineral nutrients from the soil (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the transport system in plants?

To transport water and nutrients to the entire plant (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between gas exchange, circulation, and transport in organisms?

They are interconnected processes that are essential for survival (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of evaluating the comparison and contrast of gas exchange and transport/circulation in plants and animals?

To evaluate the learning outcome of the student (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the total score of the evaluation/post-test in the given rubric?

15 points (C) Signup and view all the answers