6.5% on the net earnings of the company derived from doing business in Tennessee. Franchise (state) 0.25% of the greater of net worth or real and tangible property in Tennessee (minimum $100) Property (local) The 2017 property tax rates in Tennessee range from $0.9684 to $7.3814 per $100 of assessed value. Sales (state) The sales tax rate on food is 4%.
Gas exchange occurs in the lungs. The lungs consist of sacs called alveolus which exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide to allow for respiration to occur.
In land animals the respiratory surface is internalized as linings of the lungs.[1] Gas exchange in the lungs occurs in millions of small air sacs called alveoli in mammals and reptiles, but atria in birds.