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The diagram shows some structures in the human respiratory system.

A diagram of the human respiratory system. Label A points to one of the two bronchus airways branching off the trachea. Label B points to the tiny clustered air sacs (alveoli) at the end of the bronchioles inside the lung.

a.

Name structures A and B.

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b.

The table shows the level of two gases, X and Y, in blood entering and leaving the lungs during gas exchange:

GasLevel of gas in cm3\text{cm}^3cm3 per 100 cm3 of blood entering lungsLevel of gas in cm3\text{cm}^3cm3 per 100 cm3 of blood leaving lungs
X11.219.8
Y54.647.3

Name the two gases, X and Y.

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c.

How much of gas X enters 100 cm3 of blood before the blood leaves the lungs?

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d.

Which process describes how the gas exchange takes place?

  • active transport
  • diffusion
  • transpiration
  • osmosis
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