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O-LevelBiologyRespiration5090/11 · May/June 2010 · Q171 Mark

What do the cilia do in the bronchi of the lungs? [Figure 17.1]

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Atrap bacteria ✓, move mucus out of the lungs ✓
Btrap bacteria ✓, move mucus out of the lungs x
Ctrap bacteria x, move mucus out of the lungs ✓
Dtrap bacteria x, move mucus out of the lungs x

✓ Correct answer

C: trap bacteria x, move mucus out of the lungs ✓

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Respiration, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 17.

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