On an average, an adult human being at rest breathes 15-18 times per minute. The breathing rate, however, may differ under different conditions. Arrange the following activities given in the box in order of increasing breathing rates and give reason for your answer.
Sleeping, cycling, brisk walk, watching T.V.
Answer:
Sleeping > watching T.V. > brisk walk > cycling.
Whenever a person does an activity, the breathing rate becomes faster. It further increases with strenuous work to provide more oxygen to the cells to get more energy.