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Respiration in Organisms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When breakdown of glucose takes place in the presence of oxygen the respiration is called ................

a)

anaerobic

b)

aerobic

c)

breathing microbe

2.

The process of burning of food to release energy requires _________ .

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Argon

d)

Nitrogen

3.

What is respiration ?

a)

Process of eating food.

b)

Process of chewing the cud.

c)

Process in which food is broken down in the presence of oxygen to release energy, carbon dioxide, and water vapour.

4.

_________ are external openings to let air into the nasal cavity.

a)

Pharynx

b)

Lungs

c)

Trachea

d)

Nostrils

5.

The number of times air is inhaled and exhaled in a minute is termed as _________________.

a)

Breathing Rate

b)

Respiration Rate

c)

Eating Rate

d)

Drinking Rate

6.

Fishes have special organs for respiration called gills.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Label the part shown here .

a)

Lungs

b)

Heart

c)

Gills

d)

Rib Cage

8.

What is the organ used in plants for respiration ?

a)

Gills

b)

Stomata

c)

Lungs

9.

During which process diaphragm moves downward ?

a)

Inhalation

b)

Exercise

c)

Respiration

d)

Exhalation

10.

Air tubes in insects are also called ___________.

a)

Trachea

b)

Lungs

11.

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

a)

Carbon Dioxide and Energy

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Water and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Glycogen and Carbon Dioxide

12.

What are the products of anaerobic respiration in a human cell?

a)

Energy and Lactic Acid

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Carbon Dioxide and Water

13.

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

a)

The lungs

b)

The muscles

c)

All cells

d)

The blood

14.
Which organ excretes carbon dioxide?
a)
Lungs
b)
Liver
c)
Heart
d)
Kidney
15.
What is the organ "x"
a)
Heart
b)
Lungs
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Trachea
16.

Lungs are present in the

a)

Chest Cavity

b)

Nasal cavity

c)

Respiration

d)

Diaphragm

17.

Small openings on the side of the cockroaches body is called as

a)

Trachea

b)

Spiracles

c)

Glucose

d)

None

18.

Earthworms skin is

a)

Moist and slimy

b)

Moist and rough

c)

Rough and slippery

d)

Rough and slimy

19.

When we inhale air, it passes through our nostrils into the

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Chest cavity

c)

Tracheae

d)

Spiracles

20.
Anaerobic respiration.....
a)
doesn't require CO2
b)
requires CO2
c)
doesn't require oxygen
d)
requires oxygen
21.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
22.

During heavy exercise when supply of oxygen to our muscles is insufficient food breakdown is by

a)

anaerobic respiration

b)

aerobic respiration

c)

cellular respiration

23.

Name the term which means taking in of air rich in oxygen ....

a)

inhalation

b)

exhalation

c)

respiration

d)

breathing

24.

Breathing rate in human beings in normal condition is .............

a)

12-15times/ minute

b)

15-18 times/minute

c)

18-22times/minute

d)

none of these

25.

Which gas is given out during exhalation?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

none of these