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If I'm not wrong, the O2 is carried from your lungs by red blood cells, then is passed to the muscles which need it through the walls of the blood vessels, while they take CO2 from the muscles to bring it back to the lungs to expel.

So... it occurs through the bloodstream and the walls of the blood vessels (capillary vessels etc.)

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Is Oxygen diffusion rate affected by the pressure gradient of carbon dioxide?

Yes, the diffusion rate of oxygen is indirectly affected by the pressure gradient of carbon dioxide. A higher concentration of carbon dioxide can lower the pH of blood, which can affect hemoglobin's ability to bind and release oxygen. This can impact the overall efficiency of oxygen diffusion.


Many small aquatic organisms move oxygen and carbon dioxide through their skin by the process of?

diffusion. Oxygen diffuses from the water into their bodies, while carbon dioxide diffuses out from their bodies into the water. This helps them exchange gases with their environment to obtain oxygen for respiration and excrete carbon dioxide.


The diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide?

The respiratory system uses the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide. You inhale the oxygen which goes through the alveoli and thew capillaries in the lungs and you exhale it through the same section you inhale from. Therefore they diffuse together.


How does Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of a leaf through the?

In a leaf, oxygen diffuses out through small openings called stomata on the underside of the leaf, while carbon dioxide diffuses in through the same stomata. This exchange of gases occurs due to differences in concentration and a process known as diffusion. Oxygen is a byproduct of photosynthesis, while carbon dioxide is needed for the process to occur.


Oxygen is added to an ecosysem by?

Oxygen is added to an ecosystem primarily through the process of photosynthesis carried out by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. These organisms utilize carbon dioxide and sunlight to produce oxygen as a byproduct. Oxygen can also be added to aquatic ecosystems through the process of diffusion from the atmosphere into the water.

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Where does the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur?

In the lungs, the diffusion of oxygen occurs from the alveoli (air sacs) into the blood capillaries, while the diffusion of carbon dioxide occurs from the blood capillaries into the alveoli for exhalation. This exchange process is facilitated by differences in partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveoli and the blood in the capillaries.


Diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide into and out of the blood occurs in the?

Little sacs called alvioli-- in the lungs.


Diffusion in the respiratory system?

Diffusion in the respiratory system refers to the process by which gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, are exchanged between the lungs and the bloodstream. This occurs at the alveoli, where oxygen from the air diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide from the blood diffuses into the air. Diffusion occurs because of the concentration gradient of these gases between the alveoli and the blood.


Where Oxygen and carbon dioxide is exchanged at a cellular level by a process called what?

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs through the mechanism of diffusion. The gases diffuse across the thin walls of the capillaries, both in the body tissues and in the capillaries surround the alveoli in the lungs.


Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in lungs and through all cell membranes by?

Gas exchanges occur by simple diffusion through the respiratory membrane -- oxygen passing from the alveolar air into the capillary blood and carbon dioxide leaving the blood to enter the gas-filled aveoli.


What do capillaries exchange?

Capillaries exchange food, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.


What is the process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide move across the alveoli?

It is the process of simple diffusion. The movement of oxygen from a high level (in the air) to a lower level (in the blood). The opposite occurs for carbon dioxide which is higher in the blood but lower in the air.


Exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen by cells is part of?

Exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen by cells is part of the respiratory system where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is eliminated. This process occurs through diffusion in the alveoli of the lungs and capillaries surrounding body tissues, allowing cells to receive oxygen for cellular respiration and release carbon dioxide as waste.


How does the amoeba get the oxygen it needs and get rid of carbon dioxide it produces?

Amoebas obtain oxygen and release carbon dioxide through diffusion. Oxygen from the surroundings enters the amoeba's cell membrane, while carbon dioxide diffuses out of the cell membrane into the environment. This process occurs due to concentration gradients.


What gas moves into or out of cell diffusion?

Oxygen and carbon dioxide move into and out of cells through diffusion. Oxygen diffuses into cells to be used in cellular respiration, while carbon dioxide diffuses out of cells as a waste product of this process.


What structure exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in human lungs?

The structure responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in human lungs is the alveoli. These tiny air sacs are surrounded by capillaries where gas exchange occurs through diffusion, allowing oxygen to enter the bloodstream and carbon dioxide to exit the body.


Exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide through the rest of Tory membrane occurs by what?

Exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane occurs by diffusion. Oxygen moves from an area of high concentration in the alveoli to an area of low concentration in the blood, while carbon dioxide moves from high concentration in the blood to low concentration in the alveoli.