WorksheetsRespiration and Gas Exchange Pre-Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
In what organ of the body does gas exchange occur?
Heart
Lungs
Stomach
Large intestine
What is the process of respiration?
Breathing
The release of energy from food
Inhalation
Oxygen transfer
What substance do we need to breathe in?
Water
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Carbon monoxide
What substance do we need to breathe out?
Water
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Carbon monoxide
What is produced during anaerobic respiration in animals?
Lactic acid (and energy is released)
Carbon dioxide (and energy is released)
Lactic acid and oxygen
Oxygen (and energy is released)
Respiration is a vital function that all living things carry out.
True
False
Respiration takes place in
the cells
the lungs
the heart
the brain
Is respiration the same as breathing?
Yes
No
Respiration is the process by which (a) is released from glucose.
Respiration is the process of changing (a) into energy.
For aerobic respiration to take place glucose needs to react with substance A. Select substance A.
Carbon dioxide
Water
Oxygen
Ozone
When respiration takes place, energy is produced along with another two substances B and C. Select substances B and C.
Carbon dioxide
Water
Oxygen
Ozone
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.
air/oxygen
oxygen/carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide/waste
waste/air
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
bronchi
lungs
oxygen
alveoli
What is the site of gas exchange?
alveoli
bronchus
nose
trachea
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
I and II only
I only
II and III
I, II, and III
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?
1,2,3
2,1,3
2,3,1
3,2,1
What happens when you breathe in? (tick all that apply)
diaphragm relaxes and moves up
diaphragm contracts and flattens
increases volume in thorax
reduces volume in thorax
