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1
Q

Name the three main gasses found in the air we breathe?

A

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen

2
Q

Why do we breathe in more oxygen than breathe out?

A

We breathe in more oxygen than out because our muscles are in demand for it so they use it up in energy production.

3
Q

Why is percentage of nitrogen breathed in the same as out?

A

It is the same because it is not use or produce it during physical activity.

4
Q

Why is there an increase in Carbon Dioxide breathed out?

A

There is an increase as Carbon Dioxide is created as a by product of energy production.