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Year 8 Quiz On Respiration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

air/oxygen

b)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide/waste

d)

waste/air

2.

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

a)

bronchi

b)

lungs

c)

oxygen

d)

alveoli

3.

The division of the trachea forms

a)

main bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

lungs

d)

nose

4.

Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?

I. High surface area

II. Thin walls

III. Dry surfaces

a)

I and II only

b)

I only

c)

II and III

d)

I, II, and III

5.

Given the following structures:

1. alveoli

2. bronchi

3. bronchioles

Which of the following is the correct order in which air would flow after inhalation?

a)

1,2,3

b)

2,1,3

c)

2,3,1

d)

3,2,1

6.

What happens when you breathe in? (tick all that apply)

a)

diaphragm relaxes and moves up

b)

diaphragm contracts and flattens

c)

increases volume in thorax

d)

reduces volume in thorax

7.

Which of the following is not happening during inhalation?

a)

the diaphragm contracts

b)

the rib cage rises up

c)

expands the volume of the chest cavity

d)

diaphragm is relaxing

8.

During gas exchange what enters from alveoli to the capillaries?

a)

CO2

b)

CO

c)

O2

d)

nitrogen

9.

Number 11 is pointing to which organ of the Respiratory System?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Lungs

c)

Bronchi Tubes

d)

Bronchioles

10.
Letter D is pointing to which Respiratory organ?
a)
Alveoli
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Lung
d)
Bronchi
11.

Spot 8 is labeling the...

a)

trachea

b)

nasal cavity

c)

bronchi

d)

larynx

12.

Identify part B

a)

Trachea

b)

Bronchus

c)

Bronchiole

d)

Alveoli

13.

When the volume of the thorax increases,........

a)

The volume of the thorax decreases

b)

The pressure in the lungs decreases

c)

The pressure in the lungs increases

d)

There is no change in pressure

14.

When the diaphragm relaxes,.....

a)

The volume of the lungs increases and the pressure increases

b)

The volume of the lungs decreases and the pressure increases

c)

The volume of the lungs decreases and the pressure decreases

d)

The volume of the lungs increases and the pressure decreases

15.

In what ways is the bell jar different to the lungs? (check all that apply)

a)

The glass does not move like the ribs move

b)

The bell jar does not respire

c)

The first tube then splits into two tubes

d)

Lungs are not balloons

16.

What makes a good exchange surface? (check all that apply)

a)

A large surface area

b)

A thick barrier

c)

A good blood supply

d)

A moist surface

17.
Respiration is the 
a)
Intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide over a membrane
b)
Release of energy from food inside cells
c)
Mechanical movement to inhale and exhale air
d)
Feature that enable an animal to survive in its habitat
18.

What are the main muscles of inhalation?

a)

The diaphragm and intercostal muscles

b)

The scalenes and the abdominal muscles

c)

The diaphram and abdominal muscles

d)

The diaphragm and latissimus muscles

19.

A contraction of the diaphragm during inhalation causes it to flatten. What else does the contraction result in?

a)

An increase in the volume of the chest cavity

b)

Increase in alveolar pressure

c)

A decrease in lung volume

d)

A decrease in the volume of the thoracic cavity

20.

What pressure gradient is exhalation triggered by?

a)

The pressure in the lungs is less than the pressure of the atmosphere

b)

The pressure in the lungs is greater than the pressure of the atmosphere