Original Project
Human Body Systems
Item BF030010: The lungs both take in oxygen molecules and eliminate carbon dioxide molecules.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the function of the lungs?
- The lungs both take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use and eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body.
- The lungs take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use but do not eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body.
- The lungs eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body but do not take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use.
- The lungs neither take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use nor eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 4777 |
6–8 n = 2904 |
9–12 n = 1854 |
Male n = 2303 |
Female n = 2393 |
English n = 4287 |
Other n = 378 |
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| A. | 77% | 75% | 80% | 74% | 79% | 77% | 73% |
| B. | 17% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| C. | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| D. | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |