exchange and transport in animals Flashcards
why would you put soda like in a respirometer
would absorb any carbon dioxide produced to it won’t affect results
in respiration is energy transferred to or from the environment
to the environment
(exothermic reaction)
where in the body does respiration take place
in every cell in the body
give the products of anaerobic respiration in plant cells
ethanol and carbon dioxide
T or F
arteries carry blood to the heart
false
carry blood away from the heart
which type of blood vessel has the largest lumen
veins
which type of vessel contains valves
veins
to keep the blood flowing in the right direction
what is the advantage of the walls of capillaries being only one cell thick
distance over which materials are exchanged is very small
rate of diffusion between capillaries and cells is high
which did of the heart pump’s deoxygenated blood to the lungs
the right side
name the blood vessel which carries blood into the right atrium of the heart
vena cava
what is meant by cardiac output
total volume of blood pumped by a ventricle every minute
what is the function of valves in the heart
stopping blood flowing backwards
what other name can be used for erythrocytes
red blood cells
what is the function of of white blood cells
defend body against infection
what is plasma
liquid that carries everything in blood
