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How is carbon dioxide detected

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Using limewater

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Why is the Respiration word equation?

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Glucose + oxygen > carbon dioxide + water + energy

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What colour does Hydrogen Carbonate Indicator turn when carbon dioxide is present?

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yellow

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What colour does the Hydrogen Carbonate Indicator turn to when carbon dioxide is removed?

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Purple

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Why is it better to breathe through your nose rather than your mouth?

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It stops dust and dirt getting into your body.

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Why are the ribs important?

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To protect the vital organs

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What is the function of the rings of cartilage?

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To keep the trachea (wind pipe) open.

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What are the small hairs called cilia lining the bronchioles for?

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They waft dust and dirt up to the back of the throat.

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When we inhale….

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The diaphragm moves down (contracts) and the rib cage moves up and out.

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When we exhale…

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The diaphragm moves up (domed and relaxes) and the rib cage moves down and in.

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What is room temperature?

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20 degrees

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What is waters boiling point?

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100 degrees

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What is waters freezing point?

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0 degrees

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What gases are exchanged in the lungs?

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Carbon dioxide and oxygen

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Where does gas exchange take place?

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In the alveoli

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What is the chemical in cigarette smoke that is addictive?

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Nicotine

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Respiration is needed to give us…

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Energy

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Asthma is developed when?

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The bronchi become inflared and are partially blocked by mucus.

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Cigarette smoke contains…

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Nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and ammonia

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Asthma is usually caused by

A

Allergies

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Asthma is relieved by

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An inhaler

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How many types of inhalers are there

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2

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What are the 2 types of inhalers?

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Reliever and preventer

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What other reduces are used with inhalers

A

Spacers

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Respiration…

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This is the process of glucose and oxygen reacting in cells to produce energy.

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Organ systems…

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A collection of organs that work together eg Oesophogus, stomach and small intestine found in digestive system.

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Aerobic…

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With oxygen

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Respiration equation is…

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Glucose + oxygen —> carbon dioxide + water + energy

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Alveoli…

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Air sacks at end of the bronchioles

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Thorax…

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Upper part of body

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Abdomen…

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Lower part of body

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Trachea (wind pipe)…

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Air flows through this

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Cartilage…

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Keeps the trachea (wind pipe) open

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Pleural membrane…

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Line the lung inside rib cage

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Ventilation…

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Getting air into and out of the lungs

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Gas exchange…

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Gases (carbon dioxide and oxygen) moving into and out of the blood

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Inhaling…

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Breathing in

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Exhaling…

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Breathing out

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Intercostal muscles…

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Muscles between the ribs

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Volume…

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The amount of space that the lungs take up

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Pressure…

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The force exherted inside the lungs

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Asthma…

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Causes difficulty in breathing as the small tube in the lungs swell restricting air flow. Usually caused by allergies.

42
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What does plants not need energy for

A

Movement
Nervous impulses
Temperature regulation

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