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.
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- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
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Overall | 3655 | 4777 | 77% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 2168 | 2904 | 75% |
9–12 | 1474 | 1854 | 80% |
Gender | |||
Male | 1715 | 2303 | 74% |
Female | 1885 | 2393 | 79% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 3301 | 4287 | 77% |
Other | 276 | 378 | 73% |