10 Questions
What is the primary function of nasal cilia in the respiratory system?
Filtering and trapping airborne particles
In the context of immune defense, what is the role of antibodies?
Recognizing and binding to specific antigens
What is a key function of antibiotics in combating bacterial infections?
Inhibiting bacterial growth or killing bacteria
How do some salamanders perform respiration if they do not have lungs?
By cutaneous and buccal respiration
In what part of plants does the majority of gas exchange take place?
Leaves
What is the primary function of lenticels in plants?
Facilitate gas exchange with the atmosphere
How does the mucociliary clearance mechanism protect the respiratory system?
Filtering out harmful particles from the air
In what process do plants exchange respiratory gases with the atmosphere?
Diffusion through stomata and lenticels
What is the main difference between innate defense mechanisms and adaptive immunity?
Specificity and memory
How does the development of lungs in tadpoles affect their breathing process?
Enables breathing on land
Test your knowledge on the filtration process in the respiratory system, the difference between innate and acquired defenses, the role of antibodies in the immune system, and where respiration takes place in plant structures.
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