a. Draw a suitable graph or chart to represent this data. b. What trend can you observe in the data? Explain this trend. c. Explain why there is more carbon dioxide in exhaled air than in inhaled air.
d. What do you think happens to the percentage of oxygen in exhaled air during exercise? Justify your answer.
e. What happens to the breathing rate during exercise? Justify your answer.
9. Give one example of how the following systems of the body work together: a. the circulatory system and the respiratory system b. the respiratory system and the digestive system c. the digestive system and the circulatory system
Past paper questions
1. Final Examination 2019, Question 9 The diagram shows the human respiratory system.
A
B C
:Fig. 8.11
a. Complete the table below by matching the words to the letters in the diagram. Lung
Trachea Liver Oesophagus Mouth
Letter Part of respiratory system A
B C
b. Describe what happens in the respiratory system when a person breathes in.