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Y8 Respiratory System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does gaseous exchange happen in the lungs

(a)  

2.

By what process does gaseous exchange happen

a)

Diffusion

b)

Gravity

c)

Osmosis

d)

Gas pressure

3.

What connects the nose and mouth to the lungs

a)

Oesophagus

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchioles

d)

Alveoli

4.

How is are the alveoli adapated for efficient gaseous exchange?

a)

Small surface area

b)

Large surface area

5.

How are the alveoli adapated for efficient gaseous exchange

a)

Covered in capillaries (good blood supply)

b)

Not a good blood supply

6.

What type of cell transports oxygen around the body?

a)

Red blood cell

b)

White blood cell

c)

Blood cell

d)

Muscle cell

7.

The trachea is held open by rings of .....

a)

Muscle

b)

Tendons

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligaments

8.

How are the alveoli are adapated for gaseous exchange?

a)

They are thick (long diffusion pathway)

b)

They are one cell thick (short diffusion pathway)

9.

What molecule do red blood cells contain that make oxygen attracted to it?

a)

Haemoglobin

b)

Biconcave

c)

Hemoglubin

10.

Why does our body need oxygen?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Digestion