Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 38, Problem 11SQ
In fish gills, blood and water move ________.
- a. in the same direction
- b. in opposite directions
- c. through tracheal tubes
- d. in hemolymph
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Ch. 38 - Respiratory proteins such as hemocyanin _____. a....Ch. 38 - In a _______, air flows continually across the...Ch. 38 - Prob. 3SQCh. 38 - In human lungs, gas exchange occurs at the ______....Ch. 38 - Prob. 1DAACh. 38 - Prob. 2DAACh. 38 - Prob. 3DAACh. 38 - Which holds the most dissolved oxygen? a. warm,...Ch. 38 - When you breathe quietly, inhalation is _______...Ch. 38 - Prob. 7SQ
Ch. 38 - Prob. 8SQCh. 38 - Most oxygen transported in human blood _______. a....Ch. 38 - Prob. 10SQCh. 38 - In fish gills, blood and water move ________. a....Ch. 38 - ______ in arteries sense changes in the acidity of...Ch. 38 - Prob. 13SQCh. 38 - The diaphragm is a ______ muscle. a. smooth b....Ch. 38 - Prob. 15SQCh. 38 - Prob. 1CTCh. 38 - Prob. 2CT
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