Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Are Exchanged Across the Respiratory Membrane

question 106

Multiple Choice

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged across the respiratory membrane by the process of ________.

• A) active transport
• B) diffusion
• C) filtration
• D) osmosis
• E) cotransport

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