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module 3 - 7.4 ventilation and gas exchange in other organisms Flashcards

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1
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what is the top part of an insects anatomy called?

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head

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what is the middle part of an insects anatomy called?

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thorax - (legs and wings attached to thorax)

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what is the end part of an insects anatomy called?

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abdomen

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where are the tracheal tubes located in an insect?

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the thorax

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why does an insect have a problem overcoming losing water with their gas exchange organs?

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  • they are land dwelling with high demand of O2 and CO2 removal
  • SA:V too small for diffusion for removal
  • hard exoskeleton prevents diffusion to outer surface
  • separate circulatory and gas exchange systems
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what are spiracles?

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  • holes in the thorax and abdomen walls - a pair for each segment of body
  • often with valves
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what are tracheae?

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tubes that lead into the body from the spiracles, form branching pattern of smaller diameter tubes

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what are tracheae strengthened by?

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hoops or spiracles of chitin called taenidia

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what are tracheoles?

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  • single, greatly elongated cells that form minute tubes
  • found at ends of smallest tracheae
  • site of gas exchange with body cells
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what is tracheal fluid?

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fluid in the very end of tracheoles

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what are valves?

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they have control over gas exchange surfaces

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what is the movement of air in insects?

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  • air enters & leaves insects through spiracles
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why can spiracles be opened/closed?

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to reduce water loss by contracting muscles surrounding spiracle that opens valves in the spiracle

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why are spiracles surrounded by hairs?

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to minimise bulk air movement around the opening to reduce water loss

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when are spiracles opened/closed?

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depending on metabolic demands of the insect
- when inactive, spiracles are mainly closed as demand for oxygen is lower

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what happens after the air has passed through the spiracles?

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it enters an air complex, branching network of tracheal tubes that divides into smaller diameters - reaches every part of the body

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what prevents collapse of trachea under pressure?

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a thin, reinforcing ‘wire’ of chitin winds spirally through wall or hoops in wall

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what does the spiral of chitin allow for the tracheal tubes?

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gives ability to flex and stretch without developing kinks that may restrict air flow

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why do tracheoles penetrate into the spaces between body cells?

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creates large SA so gas exchange can meet metabolic demands

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why do tracheoles have no chitin and thin walls?

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to create a smaller diffusion distance

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why is the inside wall of tracheoles moist with water?

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so oxygen can dissolve into liquid phase along moist lining & diffuse into body cells, CO2 follows reverse path

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where does tracheal fluid fill and what happens to the air because of this?

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fills very ends of tracheoles, air cannot penetrate further, gas exchange by diffusion still occurs in body cells

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what do small insects entirely rely on to ventilate the tracheal system?

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  • passive diffusion of gases
  • physical movement of the insects body
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what do larger insects require to ventilate the tracheal system?

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  • active ventilation
  • done by opening some spiracles and closing others while using abdominal muscles to expand/contract body volume
25
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what does the opening of some spiracles and closing others while using abdominal muscles create?

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creates pulsating movements that fresh air from one end of the body to the other through the tracheal system

26
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what are the main limiting factors affecting ventilation?

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  • rate of gas diffusion
  • weight of exoskeleton (limits size of insects)
27
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what do the air sacs in some insects act as?

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reservoirs of air and conserve water during drought period
- aquatic insects use them to regulate buoyancy

28
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when do discontinuous gas exchange cycles occur?

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when insects are at rest and may help insects by preventing entry of pathogens through spiracles

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what are the 3 phases of discontinuous gas exchange cycles that reflect the behaviour of spiracles?

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  • closed phase
  • open phase
  • flutter phase
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what is the closed phase (CP)?

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  • spiracles shut tight
  • reduces ventilation with external environment
  • O2 consumed, concentration decreases
  • CO2 buffered at haemolymph - leads to negative pressure and starts flutter phase
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what is the flutter phase (FP)?

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  • spiracles open slightly & close rapidly
  • negative pressure in CP causes little air from environment to enter respiratory system when spiracles open
  • fresh air brought into tracheal system to increase conc. of O2 & release CO2 (still buffered by lymph)
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what is the open phase (OP)?

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  • flutter phase continues until CO2 production surpasses buffering capacity of haemolyph (builds up within tracheal system)
  • rapid release of CO2
  • complete exchange of gases with environment by diffusion
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why do insects have discontinuous gas exchange cycles?

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to stop them losing water

34
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how many gills do fish typically have?

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5

35
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why do bony fish have no difficulty losing water with their gas exchange organs?

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because they are in water

36
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why is the SA:V too small in fish?

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they tend to be large, active animals, SA:V too small to allow to supply their need of O2 & removal of CO2

37
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what do fish scales and their outer slime layer prevent?

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  • diffusion
  • slime layer adds protection, allows faster movement
38
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what type of flow do fish gills employ?

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counter current flow

39
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what are 3 evolutionary strategies to gas exchange in fish?

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  • obligate air breathers (have to breathe)
  • facultative air breathers (mainly use gills but can breathe air)
  • gills (cannot breathe air)
40
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what is the operculum (gill cover)?

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  • a series of bones that act as facial support and protective gill covers
  • it adjusts pressure of water inside pharynx to allow ventilation
41
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what is the buccal cavity?

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  • bony fish inhale water through their mouth by lowering floor of buccal cavity & closing opercular valves
  • exhale by closing mouth, raising floor of buccal cavity, and open opercular valves to get water out
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what are gill arches?

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series of bony loops that support gills

43
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what are gill rakers?

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bony or cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch

44
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what are gill filaments?

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occurs in large stacks, each stack is a gill plate

45
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what are gill lamellae?

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  • main site of gas exchange in gills
  • very large SA
  • good blood supply
  • thin, moist walls
46
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what are the standard exchange surface features of fish?

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  • large SA to allow enough O2 & CO2 exchanged with water
  • good blood supply to maintain concentration gradients of O2 & CO2
  • thin walls so diffusion pathway is short
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what 2 extra features allow gills to overcome problems of gas exchange in water?

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  • tips of adjacent gill filaments overlap to slow flow of water, allows more time for gas exchange
  • water moving across and through gills & blood flowing in gill filaments go in opposite directions
48
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what is counter current flow?

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when water moving across and through gills & blood flowing in gill filaments go in opposite directions

49
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what is the parallel system?

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  • occurs in cartilaginous fish
  • blood in gill filaments and water across & through gills move in same direction
  • oxygen diffuses down steep conc. gradient, equilibrium reached at some point
  • surface area of gill filaments not being fully utilised for O2 exchange between water and blood
  • less efficient than counter current flow
50
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what is the counter current flow system?

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  • occurs in bony fish
  • blood in gill filaments and water moving across gills goes in opposite directions
  • oxygen diffuses down conc. gradient along whole length of gill filaments, equilibrium never reached
  • entire surface of gill filaments fully utilised

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