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Breathing /Gas Exchange

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tubes entering the lungs are called

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

trachea

d)

diaphragm

2.

The "windpipe" is the

a)

bronchi

b)

nose

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

3.

Where is the dome-shaped diaphragm?

a)

above the lungs

b)

below the lungs

4.

Letter D in this diagram is

a)

pharynx

b)

bronchiole

c)

trachea

d)

alveoli

5.

The two tubes that the trachea splits into (letter E) are known as the ______.

a)

pharynx

b)

bronchi

c)

trachea

d)

alveoli

6.

Bronchioles are

a)

small tubes inside the lungs

b)

two branches of tubes above the lungs

c)

small bags inside. the lungs

d)

the large muscle below the lungs

7.

Air goes through the trachea and then enters the

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

nose

d)

alveoli

8.

Gas exchange is needed to supply _____________ to cells and remove __________________ from cells.

a)

carbon dioxide; oxygen

b)

oxygen; food

c)

oxygen; carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide; water

9.

__________ are air sacs where gas exchange takes place.

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Oxygen

d)

Alveoli

10.

The yellow structures on the right side of this picture represent ________.

a)

diaphragm

b)

pharynx

c)

alveoli

d)

trachea

11.

Carbon dioxide gas has the chemical formula

a)

CO

b)

CO2

c)

CO3

d)

CO4

12.

Oxygen gas has the chemical formula

a)

O

b)

O2

c)

O3

d)

O4

13.

Carbon dioxide gas has the chemical formula ___ and oxygen gas has the chemical formula ______.

a)

CO, O

b)

CO2, O2

c)

CO3, O3

d)

CO4, O4

14.

Which of these are branched tubes found inside the lungs?

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

trachea

d)

Oesophagus

15.
Mechanical movement to inhale and exhale air
a)
Gas Exchange
b)
Respiration
c)
Breathing
d)
Transport
16.
The movement by diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide across a membrane
a)
Ventilation
b)
Breathing
c)
Gas exchange
d)
Respiration
17.

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

18.

Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange? I. Large 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
19.

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place.

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Oxygen

d)

Alveoli

20.

The diagram shows some of the structures in a human lung. Where is the carbon dioxide concentration highest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D