CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 2 · Q33 · 3 marks
Give reasons for the following :(a)Rate of breathing in aquatic animals is much faster than terrestrial organisms.(b)Rings of cartilage are present in throat of human being.(c)During anaerobic respiration, a $\displaystyle 3$ carbon molecule (compound) is formed as an end product instead of $\displaystyle \mathrm{CO}_{2}$ in some cells of human beings.
Give reasons for the following :
(a)
Rate of breathing in aquatic animals is much faster than terrestrial organisms.
(b)
Rings of cartilage are present in throat of human being.
(c)
During anaerobic respiration, a $\displaystyle 3$ carbon molecule (compound) is formed as an end product instead of $\displaystyle \mathrm{CO}_{2}$ in some cells of human beings.
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
Amount of dissolved oxygen is fairly low in water as compared to the amount of oxygen in air.
(b)
Rings of cartilage ensure that air passage does not collapse in absence of air
(c)
Due to lack of oxygen in our muscle cells
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