Why Does Countercurrent Exchange Optimize Gas Exchange Across Some Gills

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why does countercurrent exchange optimize gas exchange across some gills?

• A) It sustains an optimal thermal environment for gas exchange.
• B) It optimizes perfusion to the respiratory surface.
• C) It sustains an optimal respiratory gas concentration gradient, allowing diffusion to occur across the entire respiratory surface.
• D) It optimizes delivery of the respiratory medium to the respiratory surface.
• E) It minimizes the area of diffusion.

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Definitions:

Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative charge, found orbiting the nucleus of an atom, involved in chemical bonds and electrical conductivity.

Enthalpy

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system, representing the amount of energy needed to create a system plus the work needed to make room for it in its environment.

Free Energy

A thermodynamic quantity that represents the amount of work that can be performed by a system at a constant temperature and pressure.

Entropy

Disorderliness; a quantitative measure of the amount of the random, disordered energy that is unavailable to do work.