Respiration

The process of breaking down of food in the cell with release of energy is called

• Digestion

• Cellular respiration

• Circulation

• Excretion

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When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

• air/oxygen

• oxygen/carbon dioxide 

• carbon dioxide/waste 

• waste/air 

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When breakdown of glucose occurs with the use of oxygen it is called

• aerobic respiration

• anaerobic respiration

• cellular respiration

• anaerobes

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Where in the body does respiration take place? Select the best answer.

• The lungs

• The muscles

• All cells

• The blood

What is the function of the mitochondria in a cell?

• To store genetic information

• To produce energy through respiration

• To control cell activities

• To synthesise proteins

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What is the primary purpose of respiration in living organisms?

• To produce oxygen

• To produce energy

• To produce carbon dioxide

• To produce water

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Where in the cell does aerobic respiration primarily occur?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

What is the main difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

• Aerobic respiration requires oxygen, anaerobic does not

• Aerobic respiration produces lactic acid, anaerobic does not

• Aerobic respiration occurs in the cytoplasm, anaerobic occurs in the mitochondria

• Aerobic respiration produces less energy than anaerobic

Which of the following is a byproduct of aerobic respiration?

• Lactic acid

• Ethanol

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

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What is the main advantage of aerobic respiration over anaerobic respiration?

• It produces more energy

• It produces less carbon dioxide

• It occurs faster

• It does not require oxygen

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