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Respiration

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The percentage of oxygen in the air breathed in is .......

a)

0.03%

b)

1%

c)

21%

d)

0.03%

2.

The percentage of oxygen in the air breathed out is .......

a)

4%

b)

18%

c)

21%

d)

79%

3.

The percentage of carbon dioxide in inhaled air is how much?

a)

0.03%

b)

4%

c)

21%

d)

79%

4.

The percentage of carbon dioxide in exhaled air is about how much?

a)

3%

b)

16%

c)

21%

d)

79%

5.

The percentage of which of these gases of the air breathed in remains unchanged in the air that we breathe out?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water vapour

6.

Which is the correct order showing the route that oxygen takes to enter the blood?

a)

Alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi, trachea

b)

Bronchi, bronchioles, trachea, alveoli

c)

Trachea, alveoli, bronchi, bronchioles

d)

Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

7.

Gas exchange takes place in the alveoli. Which is not true?

a)

The alveoli have a moist surface

b)

The alveoli have a small surface area

c)

The alveoli have a very good blood supply

d)

The alveoli have very thin permeable walls

8.

Oxygen passes from the alveoli into the blood. How is it transported?

a)

By blood plasma

b)

By dissolving in water

c)

By red blood cells

d)

By white blood cells

9.

Air can enter and leave the lungs because .......

a)

of pressure changes

b)

the volume of the thorax (chest) remains the same

c)

there is gas exchange

d)

there is no pressure change

10.

Which two substances are needed for aerobic cellular respiration to take place?

a)

Glucose and carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose and water

c)

Oxygen and glucose

d)

Oxygen and water

11.

Cellular respiration occurs in .......

a)

only cells in the arms and legs

b)

only heart cells

c)

only muscle cells

d)

all cells

12.

The diaphragm is .......

a)

a lining of the lungs

b)

a muscle which connects the ribs

c)

a sheet of muscle under the lungs

d)

the windpipe

13.

When we exhale which one of the following is NOT correct?

a)

The volume of the thorax decreases

b)

The air is forced out of the lungs

c)

The diaphragm relaxes

d)

The rib muscles contract

14.

When we inhale which one of the following is NOT correct?

a)

More space is formed in the thorax (volume increases)

b)

The air pressure in the chest (thorax) increases

c)

The diaphragm contracts

d)

The rib muscles contract

15.

Which of the following is NOT true about the effect of exercise?

a)

Breathe more quickly

b)

Heart beats faster

c)

Less oxygen and glucose get to the muscles

d)

Pulse rate increases

16.

Which of the following are the products of cellular respiration?

a)

Energy, carbon dioxide and water

b)

Energy, glucose and carbon dioxide

c)

Energy, oxygen and glucose

d)

Energy, oxygen and water