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Q: What are the large spongy organs responsible for gas exchange in humans?
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Is the spongy layer of a leaf responsible for storage and gas exchange?

yes.


What is responsible for the spongy appearance of the lungs in the rat?

The thousand upon thousand tiny air sacs called the alveoli, which is the where gas exchange within the lungs take place :)


What is the purpose of the spongy layer in a plant leaf?

The spongy layer in a plant leaf facilitate better gaseous exchange for photosynthesis and respiration.


What is the spongy palisade function?

it's a biscuit :) Gaseous exchange and photosynthesis


Is lungs made of spongy tissue?

Yes, the lungs are made up of two spongy sac -like organs located in the upper chest that help in oxygenating the bloodstream.


What are spongy organs consisting of prograssively small air passage ways leading to Avleoli?

Lungs.


Why are cells of the spongy layer packed so loosely together?

All plant cells respire all of the time and need to exchange gases. The main gas exchange surface in plants are the spongy mesophyll cells in the leaves. Leaves have a huge surface area, and the irregular-shaped, loosely-packed spongy cells increase the area for gas exchange even more.


What does the spongy layer of a privet leaf do?

Spongy Layer - A layer of the mesophyll. The spongy layer consists of chloroplasts and parenchyma cells, and relatively large intercellular spaces. It is far less ordered than the palisade layer, and the intercellular spaces are important in gas exchange and transpiration.


Why spongy layer of cells loosely arranged?

So that the cell can breath.


What is the name of the large spongy organ?

It doesn't have organs, it's a collection of single celled organisms.


What are cells between the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf called?

Mesophyll In between upper and lower epidermis of leaf is mesophyll tissue. In the dorsiventral leaves, mesophyll is divisible into upper palisade cells and lower spongy parenchyma. The palisade cells are mainly involved in photosynthesis and spongy parenchyma in gaseous exchange.


What would happen if all bone tissues in humans was comprised of spongy bone and there was no compact bone?

nothing