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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 34, Problem 1RQ
Describe how fish gills work, including the basic concept of countercurrent exchange. Why is this process important to allow fish to extract oxygen from water?
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- Name structures P and Q that help humans and fish in gaseous exchange.arrow_forwardDescribe 2 factors that contribute to the efficiency of gas exchange in fish gills. Why are fish gills the most efficient of all respiratory organs?arrow_forwardDescribe countercurrent exchange in the gills of fish. How does it increase the effectiveness of gills?arrow_forward
- A trout exposed to acid mine drainage experiences an increase in mucus production along the gills. According to Fick’s law of diffusion, how would that affect the movement of oxygen through the gill capillaries?arrow_forwardOxygen exchange (acquisition) in aquatic organisms is limited by __________ diffusion rate and __________ oxygen content, especially in __________ water temperatures. A. high; low; lower B. low; low; higher C. high; high; higher D. low; low; lower E. low; high; higherarrow_forwardExplain some structural and functional features that are common to all gas-exchange surfaces in animals.arrow_forward
- When P. falciparum lives inside red blood cells, the metabolism of the parasite tends to release acid. What effect is the presence of acid likely to have on the oxygencarrying capacity of the red blood cells? On the likelihood that these cells sickle?arrow_forwardDescribe how the sea star respires.arrow_forwardUsing Daphnia and grasshoppers as specific examples, compare how aquatic arthropods accomplish gas exchange with how terrestrial arthropods accomplish gas exchange?arrow_forward
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