6 Tick the correct statement.
(ii) Both inhaled and exhaled air contains carbon dioxide.

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Solution

Part 1: Carbon dioxide is exhaled by living organisms.
This Carbon dioxide is utilized by plants during their photosynthesis process.
$begin mathsize 14px style stack 6 C O subscript 2 open parentheses g close parentheses with Carbon space Dioxide below plus stack 6 H subscript 2 O with Water below open parentheses l close parentheses yields with Chlorophyll below and sunlight on top stack C subscript 6 H subscript 12 O subscript 6 open parentheses aq close parentheses with Glucose below plus stack 6 O subscript 2 open parentheses g close parentheses with Oxygen below end style$
Part 2: Oxygen is present in inhaled air
Plants release Oxygen gas during the photosynthesis process which is consumed by human beings.
Thus, Inhaled air contains Oxygen and Exhaled air contains Carbon dioxide.
Final answer: The given statement is incorrect.

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6 Tick the correct statement.

(i) Both inhaled and exhaled air contains oxygen.

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