Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 34.2, Problem 3TC
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Whether the fish survive in those conditions, if a fish swims into sewage water which is highly contaminated, where bacteria’s have used up nearly all the available oxygen from the water
Introduction:
Fish have an advanced transport system within the lamellae which maintains the concentration gradient across the fish lamellae. In this system, water flows past the gills in the direction opposite to the blood.
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1) Electric eels are dependent on air breathing. They take up oxygen from the air that they gulp into their mouths and then blow back out. In what way are their mouths similar to gills?
A) They both bring oxygen against its concentration gradient from the lower levels in the water or air to the higher levels in the blood.
B) They both have large numbers of capillary beds very close to the skin.
C) They both have large numbers of microvilli in their respiratory membrane to provide ATP for active transport of oxygen.
D) ALL of these are correct.
2) Which of these accurately describes the buccopharyngeal pumping mechanism teleosts use to breathe?
A) The volume of oral cavity is rapidly expanded with the mouth closed and the operculum open.
B) The volume of the oral cavity is rapidly compressed with the mouth closed and the operculum open.
C) Water from the surroundings is sucked into the gills during inspiration and blown back out during expiration.
D) ALL of these are correct.
2) Physoclistous fish fill their air bladders by _____.
A) going to the surface and gulping air
B) using the carbon dioxide that they produce through aerobic metabolism
C) releasing oxygen from the blood from a capillary bed on the gas bladder wall
D) relaxing their sphincter muscle so that air can flow in from their lungs
Which of the following is NOT an example of where the surface area to volume ratio is increased to improve diffusion:
microvilli in the small intestine of a human
alveoli in the lungs of a mouse
o air sacs in the respiratory system of a bird
long intestine in an earth worm
lamallae in gills of fish
Chapter 34 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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