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Grade 8 8C Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

This chemical reaction is called:

a)

Combustion

b)

Anaerobic respiration

c)

Aerobic respiration

d)

Energy Release

2.

The glucose used in aerobic respiration usually comes from ___________ in our diet

a)

Fats

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Protein

d)

Water

e)

Grapes

3.

Choose the correct equation for aerobic respiration

a)

Glucose + Oxygen \rightarrow  Carbon dioxide + Water

b)

Glucose + Water \rightarrow  Carbon dioxide + Oxygen

c)

Water + Carbon dioxide \rightarrow  Glucose + Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide + Oxygen \rightarrow  Water + Glucose

4.

This equation shows both aerobic respiration and combustion, but in aerobic respiration 'X' is ________ and in combustion 'X' is _______.

a)

Fire; Glucose

b)

Fuel/Hydrocarbon; Glucose

c)

Glucose; Fire

d)

Glucose; Fuel/Hydrocarbon

5.

For aerobic respiration to occur, there needs to be:

a)

Oxygen

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Glucose

6.

During breathing, the size of the lungs is changed by:

a)

Bones

b)

Muscles

c)

Blood

d)

The Heart

7.

The movement of air in and out of the lungs (breathing) is called:

a)

anaerobic Respiration

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Aerobic Respiration

d)

Ventilation

8.

Mucus in the lungs is used to:

a)

Keep the lungs open

b)

Keep the lungs in the right shape

c)

Keep the lungs clean

d)

Make the lungs bigger

9.

Cilia in the lungs remove the used mucus and push it into the...

a)

Oesophagus (gullet)

b)

Mouth

c)

Intestine

d)

Stomach

10.

Gas Exchange in the lungs consists of.....

a)

Oxygen moving into the lungs and carbon dioxide leaving the blood plasma

b)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide both entering the blood

c)

Oxygen entering the blood plasma and carbon dioxide entering the lungs

d)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide both entering the lungs

11.

Gas exchange in the lungs occurs due to...

a)

diffusion

b)

muscles

c)

Brownian motion

d)

air

12.

This image of lungs shows that they are designed to have...

a)

Low surface area

b)

Strong muscles

c)

High surface area

d)

Cellular Respiration

13.

Mahatma is short of breath (has a hard time breathing), what are possible explanations?

a)

He has asthma or another breathing disorder

b)

He was just running

c)

He is a heavy smoker (smokes many cigarettes)

d)

He is at a very low altitude (close to the ground)

14.

What are parts of the structure of the lungs?

a)

Mouth

b)

Bronchus (bronchi)

c)

alveolus (alveoli)

d)

Mitochondria

15.

What is the 'range' of data?

a)

The difference between the highest and the lowest number in the data

b)

The average of all the numbers in the data

c)

The difference between one data value and another

d)

The mean of the data

16.

What is the difference between an 'estimate' and a 'calculation'?

a)

A calculation will give you an exact value, an estimate is a guess

b)

A calculation cannot be done without a calculator, an estimate does not require a calculator

c)

An estimate and a calculation are both done for averages

d)

An estimate will give you the best answer and will be the same as a calculation

17.

Here is Mr. Fielden's report card from semester one. Which grade could be considered an 'anomalous result'?

a)

None are anomalous

b)

Math

c)

Chinese

d)

Science

18.

If discarding (getting rid of) an anomalous result, it is best to explain why you think the result shouldn't be included. Give a reason why Mr. Fielden's Chinese score is anomalous

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19.

Please identify the parts of blood

a)

Red blood cell

b)

White blood cell

c)

Plasma

d)

Nucleus

e)

Mitochondria

20.

The hemoglobin (haemoglobin) is the part of the blood that carries oxygen. Hemoglobin is in the _______ of the blood

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood cells

c)

White blood cells

21.

Blood that is carrying oxygen will be

a)

Blue

b)

Bright red

c)

Red-brown

d)

Pale Red

22.

Oxygen leaves the red blood cells in the

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

d)

heart

23.

This gas will dissolve into the blood after the oxygen has left the blood

(a)  

24.

_______ carry blood FROM the heart, ______ carry blood TO the heart

a)

capillaries; alveoli

b)

bronchi; veins

c)

arteries; veins

d)

veins; alveoli

25.

During exercise your ________ will increase

a)

Breathing rate

b)

Heart rate

c)

Seeing rate

d)

Digestion rate

26.

"the blood vessels that give oxygen to the heart become narrow" describes...

a)

a heart attack

b)

heart disease

c)

a heart beat

d)

heart narrowing

27.

Carbon monoxide is a dangerous poison because it can bind with hemoglobin which

a)

stops oxygen from binding to hemoglobin

b)

stops carbon dioxide from binding to hemoglobin

c)

stops glucose from binding to hemoglobin

d)

Stops blood from binding to hemoglobin

28.

Smoking is dangerous for our health because tar and smoke from cigarettes damage the ________.

a)

alveoli

b)

bronchi

c)

oesophagus

d)

heart

29.

Choose a situation(s) where you would want to 'hold your breath'

a)

hiking up a mountain

b)

swimming underwater

c)

running a marathon

d)

climbing a ladder

30.

CPR can help save someone's life because...

a)

CPR will wake the other person up when they are asleep

b)

doing CPR gives the other person energy to move

c)

People can use carbon dioxide to breath

d)

Not all of the oxygen we breath goes into our bodies

31.

'Rebreathers' are tanks of air that allow people to breath underwater and contain calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2). Use the equation below to describe how it works: Ca(OH)2 + CO2 -> H20 +CaCO3

a)

calcium hydroxide removes carbon dioxide from the air in the tank

b)

calcium carbonate adds oxygen to the tank

c)

Calcium hydroxide removes water from the tank

d)

Calcium hydroxide protects the tank from breaking

32.

Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) is commonly used in labs to detect carbon dioxide and is sometimes called

a)

calcium water

b)

limewater

c)

carbon dioxide water

d)

white water

33.

Which test tube and explanation correctly explains the test for carbon dioxide in limewater?

a)

The limewater will turn white when carbon dioxide is created in the test tube

b)

the limewater will turn white when carbon dioxide is present

c)

The limewater will turn white when carbon dioxide is absent

d)

The limewater will turn clear when carbon dioxide is present

34.

In science class, colour-changing 'indicators' are often used to detect changes in...

a)

temperature

b)

pH

c)

density

d)

exercise

35.

What are 'adaptations'?

a)

Changes in clothing for different weather

b)

Changes that help an organism be more successful in its environment

c)

Ways to breath more air

d)

Ways to do more exercise

36.

Which mammal would you expect to have an adaptation to carry more hemoglobin?

a)

human

b)

whale

c)

elephant

d)

cat

37.

Which body part do fish NOT have?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

skin

d)

lungs

38.

Which processes do plants do?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Anaerobic respiration

d)

Aerobic respiration

39.

Most of the stomata (the holes that allow the plant to exchange gases) are located on the...

a)

stem

b)

leaves

c)

petals

d)

roots

40.

The difference between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration is that...

a)

Aerobic respiration occurs in animals and anaerobic respiration occurs in plants

b)

aerobic respiration is a kind of cellular respiration and anaerobic respiration is not

c)

aerobic respiration uses oxygen and anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen

d)

aerobic respiration yields a little bit of energy and anaerobic respiration yields a lot of energy

41.

If lactic acid is formed as a product then _____ occurred

a)

cellular respiration

b)

anaerobic respiration

c)

aerobic respiration

d)

complete respiration

42.

Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption or EPOC means that oxygen consumption after exercise is ______ the resting level oxygen consumption

a)

higher than

b)

lower than

c)

the same as