Respiratory System

Practice Questions

AP Biology › Respiratory System

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How many lobes does the right lung have?

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How many lobes does the right lung have?

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Mountain climbing at a high altitude can have an affect on one's ability to breath efficiently. At high altitudes, atmospheric pressure can decrease dramatically and result in a lower drive for oxygen into the lungs. The body will try to compensate by increasing the rate of respiration.

How does hyperventilating change the blood chemistry in the human body?

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Mountain climbing at a high altitude can have an affect on one's ability to breath efficiently. At high altitudes, atmospheric pressure can decrease dramatically and result in a lower drive for oxygen into the lungs. The body will try to compensate by increasing the rate of respiration.

How does hyperventilating change the blood chemistry in the human body?

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Mountain climbing at a high altitude can have an affect on one's ability to breath efficiently. At high altitudes, atmospheric pressure can decrease dramatically and result in a lower drive for oxygen into the lungs. The body will try to compensate by increasing the rate of respiration.

How does hyperventilating change the blood chemistry in the human body?

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To initiate inhalation, the diaphragm contracts, making the pressure inside the lungs __________.

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To initiate inhalation, the diaphragm contracts, making the pressure inside the lungs __________.

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Terrestrial animals must combat the drying out of respiratory surfaces due to evaporation. What is one strategy they use?

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Terrestrial animals must combat the drying out of respiratory surfaces due to evaporation. What is one strategy they use?

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Which of the following answers lists the correct order of respiratory structures that air moves through as it is drawn into the lungs?

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