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Gas Exchange
Need for gas exchange systems
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2006

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Animals must have efficient ___________ with the environment
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Gas Exchange
Term
Name 4 examples of small aquatic animals that just use diffusion through the body surface. What is this process of gas exchange called?
Definition
Sponge, cnidarians, flatworms, amphioxous
Term
What 2 things do you need for gas exchange systems (during respiration?) and why?
Definition
O2 is the Final Electron Acceptor and CO2 is a waste product
Term
What kind of animals have evolved a waterproof covering?
Definition
Larger animals
Term
Why was a circulatory system necessary?
Definition
Gas diffuses slowly through tissues so it was necessary for proper gas distribution
Term
Air contains ______ more O2 than _______.
Definition
20x
H2O
Term
Advanced fishes use as much as ____ of their energy to extract _______ from ______.
Definition
20%
O2
H2O
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