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Diffusion is insufficient to meet ............... requirements of multicellular organisms.
Diffusion is insufficient to meet ............... requirements of multicellular organisms.
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The correct option is B Oxygen
Diffusion is insufficient to meet the oxygen requirement of multicellular organisms like human because all the cells are not direct contact in environment and diffusion is a slow process. Diffusion is too slow to cover the distance between the gas exchange surface and the sites where the oxygen is required. That is why we need a gas transport system - the bloodstream. It would be difficult to allow passive diffusion to transfer oxygen because there would need to be gradients across each and every cell. In the end, it would be too slow and impractical for any multicellular organism to use.
Diffusion is insufficient to meet the oxygen requirement of multicellular organisms like human because all the cells are not direct contact in environment and diffusion is a slow process. Diffusion is too slow to cover the distance between the gas exchange surface and the sites where the oxygen is required. That is why we need a gas transport system - the bloodstream. It would be difficult to allow passive diffusion to transfer oxygen because there would need to be gradients across each and every cell. In the end, it would be too slow and impractical for any multicellular organism to use.
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