Describe the respiratory quotient. from Biology Breathing and E

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41. Write a note on respiration.
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42. Describe the respiratory quotient.


Respiratory quotient (R.Q.) : It is the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide produced to the volume of oxygen used in a unit time.

It is different for different foods. For glucose, it is

Describe the respiratory quotient, sneezing and shutdown.

For Fats it is about 0.7 and For proteins it is about 0.85. 

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43. Describe the types of respiration.
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44.

Give reasons for the following

Oxygen leaves the blood from tissue capillaries, but carbon dioxide enters the blood in tissue capillaries.

 

 

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45. Discuss the  respiratory pigments of human beings.
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46.

How is respiration regulated ?

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47. Discuss the various ways in which animals obtain oxygen.
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48. List the causes of pneumothorax, haemothorax and pleural effusion.
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49. Write the conditions necessary for skin to act as respiratory organ.
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50.

On what factors does the  rate of diffusion in the alveoli depend on?  

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