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Exchange of gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide take place in the ________.

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alveoli
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trachea
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diaphram
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nose
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Solution

The correct option is A alveoli
Air enters the lungs through the trachea where it gets further subdivided into smaller branches called bronchioles at the end of which there are small sacs of air called alveoli.
The exchange of gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide happens at the alveoli.

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