Classwork-Biology-Gaseous exchange in plants

1. Identify FOUR characteristics that gaseous exchange surfaces have in

common.
⁃ They have a large surface area so that large quantities of gases can be
exchanged.
⁃ They are very thin so that gases can diffuse through them rapidly.
⁃ They are moist so that gases can dissolve before they diffuse through
the surface.
⁃ They have a rich blood supply (if the organism has blood) to quickly
transport gases between the surface and the body cells

2. Identify the gaseous exchange surface in a human.

⁃ Alveoli
3. Explain how air is drawn into the lungs in a human.
⁃ As the air is drawn in during inhalation it is warmed in the nasal
passages and cleaned and moistened by mucus lining the nasal passages and trachea.
⁃ The air passes through the bronchi and bronchioles and enters the
alveoli where gaseous exchange occurs between the air and the blood in the
capillaries.
4. Explain the process of gaseous exchange in the leaves of a plant over a
24-hour period.

⁃ During the day, the rate of photosynthesis is greater than the rate of
respiration. Carbon dioxide diffuses in and oxygen diffuses out.
⁃ During the night, only respiration occurs. Oxygen diffuses in and
carbon dioxide diffuses out.