Original Project
Human Body Systems
Lungs take in oxygen molecules and eliminate carbon dioxide molecules.
Item BF092004: Carbon dioxide in the blood decreases and oxygen increases as blood passes through the lungs. (Version using graphs to show changes in carbon dioxide and oxygen)
A person measures the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood before and after the blood passes through the lungs. Which of the following pairs of graphs shows the changes in carbon dioxide and the changes in oxygen in the blood before and after passing through blood vessels in the lungs?
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- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
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| Grades | |||
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| 9–12 | 362 | 698 | 52% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 399 | 814 | 49% |
| Female | 371 | 851 | 44% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 711 | 1505 | 47% |
| Other | 53 | 146 | 36% |