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Air and the respiratory system

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    Science 5 & 6
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  • What is air made up of?
    nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapour and other gases.
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  • It is the most abundant type of gas in the air. About 78% of air is made up of it.
    nitrogen
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  • The type of gas needed by living things such as animals to stay alive.
    oxygen
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  • The carbon dioxide given out by the animals is used up by the ____________.
    plants
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  • How do humans get oxygen?
    breathing
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  • __________________ is the process by which air enters and leaves our body.
    Breathing
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  • What happens to our breathing rate when we exercise?
    faster, increase
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  • In the lungs, the air tubes branch into tiny tubes that end in air sacs. The air sacs are surrounded by blood vessels. What important process takes place in the air sacs?
    gas exchange
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  • 3 main parts of our respiratory system
    nose, windpipe and lungs
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  • The _________ in the nostrils remove dust from the air we breathe in.
    hairs
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  • How do fish take in and give out air?
    gills
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  • How do mammals like dolphins and whales breathe?
    blowholes
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  • How do insects breathe?
    breathing holes/body openings
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  • How do frogs breathe?
    lungs and moist skin
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  • How do worms breathe?
    moist skin
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  • How do plants take in and give out air?
    tiny openings called stomata
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