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Introductory Biology

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Set 31 The Respiratory System

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Question 1

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Working in your veterinary practice,a woman comes in,upset that her pet parrot has inhaled a valuable diamond.The first place you would look for the diamond would be the

A) anterior air sacs.
B) lamellae of the gills.
C) posterior air sacs.
D) bronchioles.
E) capillaries.

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Question 2

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Aerobic respiration consumes ____________ gas and generates ___________________ gas as a waste product.

A) oxygen; carbon dioxide
B) nitrogen; carbon dioxide
C) carbon dioxide; nitrogen
D) oxygen; nitrogen
E) carbon dioxide; oxygen

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Question 3

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Which main tissue type of the circulatory system enables diffusion across walls of capillaries?

A) connective
B) nervous
C) muscle
D) vascular
E) epithelial

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