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Year 8 Respiration

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of respiration requires oxygen?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
2.
What type of respiration does not require oxygen?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
3.
Where in the cell does anaerobic respiration take place?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell membrane
4.
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
glucose & carbon dioxide
b)
glucose & oxygen
c)
water & oxygen
d)
water & carbon dioxide
5.
This organelle is the _____________.
a)
chloroplast
b)
Golgi bodies
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
6.
Which equation shows the reaction for anaerobic respiration
a)
carbon dioxide + water --> glucose and oxygen
b)
glucose + Oxygen --> lactic acid and energy
c)
glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide and water and energy
d)
glucose --> lactic acid and energy
7.

B7.4 which organ is not in the respiratory system

a)

stomach

b)

lungs

c)

trachea

d)

Bronchi

8.

B7.8 What happens to breathing rate when you exercise

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

9.

B7.8 Why does your breathing rate increase when you exercise?

a)

more oxygen is picked up at the lungs for delivery to the working muscles

b)

less oxygen is picked up at the lungs for delivery to the working muscles

c)

your muscles are resting

d)

your lungs need more energy to function

10.

B7.9 Why does your heart rate increase when doing exercise

a)

To deliver more blood to the working muscles

b)

To deliver more oxygen to the working muscles as oxygen is transported in the blood stream

c)

It doesn't increase

d)

To deliver more carbon dioxide to the working muscles as carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream

11.
2. Which process best describes breathing?  
a)
A.  removing wastes from the blood stream
b)
B.  breaking down food into smaller nutrients
c)
C.  bringing oxygen in and releasing carbon dioxide
d)
D.  eliminating germs from the blood
12.

What happens to the pressure in your lungs when you inhale?

a)

Decreases

b)

Stays the same

c)

Increases

13.

what happens to the volume in your lungs when you exhale?

a)

Increase

b)

stays the same

c)

decreases