BIOL 260 Lecture 5: 5. transport in animals.pdf
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This week we will be looking at how animals exchange gases with the environment and transport substances around their bodies. This topic is covered in chapter 8 (gas exchange and circulation) of your custom textbook. After you have finished the pre-reading, take the corresponding pre-reading quiz on the course connect site. The pre-reading quiz closes on tuesday at 1am. Skim the introductory section 8. 1 the respiratory and circulatory systems pp. This section provides an introductory overview of the purpose of respiratory and circulatory systems. You don"t have to read it in great detail. Just make sure you can explain why respiration and circulation are necessary for animals. Read section 8. 2 air and water as respiratory media pp. Make sure you can distinguish between the total pressure and the partial pressures of a gas mixture, and why the partial pressures of gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide are important.
