Exchange Flashcards
How would you work out the Surface Area : Volume ratio?
- Work out surface area: length x width x number of sides
- Work out volume: length x width x height
- Do surface area divided by volume
- Ans:1
What type of SA:V ratio do large and small animals have?
Small: have a high ratio, e.g a mouse is 6:1
Large: have a low ratio, e.g hippo is 2:1
How are single-celled organisms different to multicellular organisms withy SA:V ratio?
In a singular celled organism substances can diffuse directly in and out of the cell- it is quick because of the short diffusion pathway.
However, in multicellular organisms diffusion would be too slow as we have cells deep within our body so a large distance and a low SA:V ratio, so we need exchange organs and mass transport systems.
How might it be better for animals to adapt to aid exchange?
Size: if an animal is larger it has a lower SA:V ratio, so it is harder to lose heat, opposite for smaller animals, so they have to have a high metabolic rate to generate enough heat.
Shape: animals with a compact shape (e.g round head) have low SA:V, minimising heat loss, whereas more sticky out features with a large SA:V increase heat loss.
Why can’t insects take in water and gases through their exoskeleton?
The exoskeleton (chitin) is impermeable to water, oxygen , and carbon dioxide, for gas exchange occurs through pores in the body surface.
What is the structure of an insects gas exchange system?
-Has pore openings in the body surface called spiracles.
-Tubes called tracheae and tracheoles extend the spiracles into the body’s tissues.
-Rings of chitin prevent collapse when the air pressure inside the tracheae is less than atmospheric pressure.
How has the insects gas exchange system adapted to reduce water loss and gain sufficient oxygen?
-Spiracles have valves that open and close to prevent water loss.
-Spiracles have tiny hairs for dust filters.
-Lots of tracheoles that are one cell thick for a short diffusion distance.
-High surface area
How does an insects tracheal system work?
- A solution of gases and other substances fill the ends of the tracheoles.
- Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the solution filling the ends of the tracheoles and cells of tissues nearby.
- Oxygen is supplied to tissues, CO2 is removed. (going down their conc gradients)
They use Rhythmic abdominal movements to move air in and out of the spiracles.
What type of circulatory system do fish have?
Single circulatory system where blood flows through the heart once for each circuit of the body.
Heart > Gills > Body > Heart
Describe the structure of gas exchange in a fish
- Bone called a gill arch
- Filament project from the Gill arch
- Lamellae are folds on the filaments
- Operculum is a flap which cover the gill slits
What is the benefit of a countercurrent in a bony fish?
The water and their blood flows in opposite directions.
This means that a concentration gradient of oxygen from the water into the bloodstream can always be maintained, as it diffuses from high to low, along the length of the filament.
What are the adaptations of that gas exchange system in a bony fish?
- Filaments provide a large surface area
- Lamellae provide an even bigger surface area as they are folded
- Countercurrent maintains conc gradient, maximising diffusion
What is the respiratory current (fish)?
The flow of water through the mouth and over the lamellae- there is a continuous flow of water over the lamellae.
What is ‘Inspiration’ (fish)?
-Lowering the floor of the pharynx (mouth, bottom lip) increases the vol of the mouth cavity and reduces pressure.
-Water flows in through the open mouth and over the lamellae.
(ventilation)
What is ‘Expiration’ (fish)?
-Raising the floor of the pharynx (mouth, top lip) reduces the volume of the mouth cavity and increases pressure.
-The pressure pump effect pushes water over the lamellae and against the opercula, pressing them open.
-So water is able to leave the fish.
(ventilation)
Name everything in the cross section of a leaf, and their function
Waxy cuticle: prevents evapouration of water
Upper/lower epidermis: prevents pathogens getting in, transparent
Palisade mesophyll: contains tightly packed chloroplasts for photosynthesis
Spongy Mesophyll: air spaces for gas exchange/circulation
Vascular bundle: contains xylem and phloem for transpiration and translocation
Stomata: pores for gas exchange and transpiration
Guard cells: open and close for gas exchange
What are some factors effecting gas exchange in plants?
-Increased temp
-Decrease humidity
-Increase wind
-Increase light intensity
What is the ‘Compensation Point’ in a leaf?
when the conc of CO2 produced in aerobic respiration balances that used in photosynthesis, then the net exchange of CO2 between the leaf and the atmosphere is zero.
What does Xerophytic mean?
Plants that are able to survive in hot, dry conditions.
How does stomata open and close?
- Guard cells fill with water and become turgid, and push apart. this is because there active transport of K+ ions into the cells from surrounding cells, so the guard cells now have water potential of guard cells becomes negative, water passes in via osmosis.
- Active transport of K+ ions is activated by light and photosynthesis, therefore the whole of the above process is reversed, stomata closes.
Name the features of the human gas exchange system and their function
Nasal cavity: is moist to dissolve gas, has hairs to trap microorganisms, warms up the air
> Pharynx and larynx
Trachea: Route to lungs, has ‘C’ rings of cartilage for support and flexibility.
Bronchus: same as trachea but smaller.
Bronchioles: has a layer of muscle that can contract and relax to control air flow.
Alveoli: One cell thick , flattened epithelial cells, good blood supply as wrapped in capillaries, lined with collagen and elastic fibres so the don’t break under air pressure.
What happens to our body during inhalation?
-Diaphragm contracts and flattens, increasing volume
-External intercostal muscles contact, internal relax
-Therefore the ribcage moves up and out
-Volume of the thorax (chest) increases, pressure decreases
-Air is drawn in