The Term "Respiration" in Animals Refers to the ____

question 37

Multiple Choice

The term "respiration" in animals refers to the ____.  

• A) movement of oxygen into an animal only
• B) movement of carbon dioxide out of an animal only
• C) movement of oxygen into an animal and the movement of carbon dioxide out of the animal
• D) binding of oxygen to hemoglobin molecules in the blood
• E) diffusion of oxygen across a cell membrane

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Definitions:

Volume

A measurement of the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or substance.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged about 7 to 11 years can perform various mental operations using concrete objects.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the body's responses to sensory stimuli and the coordination of sensory and motor activities.

Conservation

The principle that certain physical characteristics (such as volume, mass, or number) remain unchanged, even when their appearance changes, as understood in cognitive development.