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This document is a practical task for Grade 11 Life Sciences focused on gaseous exchange, consisting of multiple questions related to human breathing mechanisms and experiments. It includes diagrams, descriptions of apparatus, and questions about measuring air volume and carbon dioxide concentration. The total marks for the task are 30, with various sections assessing understanding of breathing processes and experimental results.

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INFORMAL PRAC

This document is a practical task for Grade 11 Life Sciences focused on gaseous exchange, consisting of multiple questions related to human breathing mechanisms and experiments. It includes diagrams, descriptions of apparatus, and questions about measuring air volume and carbon dioxide concentration. The total marks for the task are 30, with various sections assessing understanding of breathing processes and experimental results.

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LIFE SCIENCES GRADE 11

PRACTICAL TASK GASEOUS EXCHANGE


MARKS
DATE: August 2023
30
Name: ___________________________________

QUESTION 1

1.1 The diagram below shows the apparatus used to demonstrate the process of breathing
in humans.
.

1.1.1 What does structures A to D represent in the human body?

A __________________________ B __________________________

C __________________________ D __________________________ (4)

1.1.2 Name and describe the mechanism of breathing as it would take place in the human
body if structure D is moved upwards.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________ (6)

1.1.3 Explain TWO reasons why this apparatus is considered as a poor representation
of the real breathing system of humans.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

(4)
___________________________________________________________________ (14)

QUESTION 2

2.1 Describe how you would test that expired air contains carbon dioxide.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________ (4)

QUESTION 3
Teboho, a grade 11 learner, performed an investigation to measure the amount of air that
enters and leaves the lungs during breathing. He used a spirometer in the investigation. A
spirometer is an instrument that measures the volume of air that moves into and out of the
lungs.

His friend, Peter, was part of the investigation.

Teboho measured the volume of Peter’s breaths for 60 seconds while standing still.

He then also measured the volume of Peter’s breaths after running up a flight of stairs for 60
seconds.

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The graph below illustrates his findings.

3.1 How much air was taken into Peter’s lungs in one breath during deep breathing?

________________________________________________________________ (2)

3.2 How many breaths did Peter take in the first 60 seconds? __________________ (2)

3.3 Provide a possible explanation for the change in the pattern of the graph
between 65 seconds and 95 seconds.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ (2)

3.4 State the dependent variable for this investigation.

________________________________________________________________ (1)

After an hour Teboho continued with the investigation under the following conditions:

- Peter had to lay down.


- He was given air with different concentrations of carbon dioxide to breathe in while
the oxygen concentration remained the same.
- He measured the number of Peter’s breaths per minute.
- He measured the volume of air that Peter breathed in per minute.

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The results are shown in the table below:

3.5 At which concentration of CO2 breathed in was the number of breaths the
highest?

______________________________________________________________ (1)
3.6 Describe how the increase in carbon dioxide concentration breathed in,
affected the total volume of air breathed in per minute.
______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (2)

3.7 Explain why the volume of air breathed in per minute, increased from 11,9
litres to 18,5 litres, while the number of breaths remained the same at 15 per
minute?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ (2)
(12)

(30)

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