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Respiratory System & Diffusion

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
2.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
3.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
4.
Name the organ label # 6. 
a)
alveoli 
b)
bronchi 
c)
trachea 
d)
lungs 
5.

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

a)

air/oxygen

b)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide/waste

d)

waste/air

6.
What does the Larynx hold ?
a)
The larynx holds the whole sub system 
b)
The larynx is part of the plant cells. 
c)
The larynx holds the vocal chords. 
d)
The larynx is part of animal tissues. 
7.
a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
epiglottis
8.

What keeps your bronchi and bronchiole tubes open?

a)

cartilage rings

b)

ligament squares

c)

ciliated cells

d)

muscle

9.
The trachea...
a)
extends from the nasal cavity to the bronchi
b)
is lined with cilia
c)
lies posterior to the esophagus
d)
is the passageway for food into the stomach
10.

A capillary is a form of...

a)

Gas exchange

b)

Respiration

c)

Blood vessel

d)

Alveoli

11.

Gaseous exchange happens because of...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Respiration

c)

Diffusion

d)

Semi-permeable membranes

12.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

b)

to bring oxygen to the body

c)

to break down food and absorb nutrients

d)

to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

13.
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
14.

During gas exchange what enters from alveoli to the capillaries?

a)

CO2

b)

CO

c)

O2

d)

nitrogen

15.

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

a)

taking in oxygen

b)

Creating spoken words

c)

moisten air

d)

transport glucose

16.

What does the digestive system do?

a)

brings in oxygen

b)

gets rid of carbon dioxide

c)

absorbs glucose from food

d)

none of the above

17.

Where would you find cilia?

a)

nasal cavity and alveoli

b)

bronchioles and mouth

c)

trachea and nasal cavity

d)

all of the above

18.

What is labeled at E?

a)

bronchi

b)

trachea

c)

pharynx

d)

none of the above

19.

Oxygen and carbon dioxide travel through the walls of the alveoli. They move from an area where the concentration of gas is (a)   to an area where the concentration is lower.

20.

The concentration of oxygen in the alveoli is (a)   than in the capillaries surrounding it.

21.

The concentration of oxygen in the capillaries is (a)   than in the alveoli they surround.

22.

(a)   is the protein in red blood cells that attaches to oxygen molecules

23.

What gas is the most abundant in our atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Methane

24.

My job is to warm and moisten incoming air. My walls are covered in cilia and mucus to help trap intruders before they reach the lungs. Who am I?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Pharynx

c)

Nasal Cavity

d)

Trachea

25.

The concentration of carbon dioxide is _______ in capillaries coming to the alveoli and ________ in the alveoli.

a)

Higher, lower

b)

Lower, higher

26.

Which type of blood cells transport oxygen around the body?

a)

White blood cells

b)

Blue blood cells

c)

Red blood cells

d)

Platelets