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10.2 Respiration and gas exchange

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The average person can only hold their breath for about 18 seconds.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Only .............................. of the air is oxygen the rest is mainly nitrogen.

a)

12%

b)

21%

c)

79%

3.

A lung full of pure air supplies more oxygen than a lung full of pure oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Breathed-out air has ................................................................. breathed-in air.

a)

equal amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide as

b)

less carbon dioxide and more oxygen than

c)

less oxygen and more carbon dioxide than

5.

Breathing renews the air in the lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Breathing renews the air in the lungs. It keeps the ..................................... concentration in the alveoli as high as possible to make diffusion into the blood as fast as possible.

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

7.

A chemical reaction in which cells all over your body use oxygen to release energy from food molecules such as glucose.

a)

Anaerobic respiration

b)

Aerobic respiration

8.

Cells use the energy from respiration to....

a)

To keep themselves alive.

b)

Stay warm.

c)

Grow.

d)

Reproduce.

e)

Move.

9.

Muscle cells use .......................... the energy from respiration for movement.

a)

a lot of

b)

fewer amounts of

10.

When you sit, you need ................. oxygen than when you run.

a)

less

b)

more

11.

When you start to exercise your body’s demand for energy goes down.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A ................................. is a special graph that shows how the volume of air in the lungs changes as you breathe in and out.

a)

spirogram

b)

bar chart

c)

bubble chart

13.

When you exercise, your lungs increase gas exchange by breathing faster and deeper.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The higher you go – Mountains - the ...........................oxygen there is in a lungful of air.

a)

less

b)

more

15.

Most people- their bodies - can adapt to low oxygen levels by:

a)

Making more red blood cells.

b)

Growing extra capillaries in their muscles.

c)

Having fewer capillaries in their muscles.

d)

Making less red blood cells.

16.

People whose ancestors lived at high altitudes are adapted to the lack of oxygen there.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The diagram below shows the main organ in the respiratory system.

Choose the correct letter for alveoli

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

18.

The diagram below shows the main organ in the respiratory system.

Choose the correct letter for bronchiole

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

19.

The diagram below shows the main organ in the respiratory system.

Choose the correct letter for trachea

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

20.

The diagram below shows the main organ in the respiratory system.

Choose the correct letter for lung

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

21.

The diagram below shows the main organ in the respiratory system.

Choose the correct letter for bronchus

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

22.

Name the part of the lungs that matches this description:

small air spaces where gas exchange takes place

a)

Alveoli.

b)

Bronchus.

c)

Bronchioles

23.

Name the part of the lungs that matches this description:

A reinforced tube that takes air down to one lung

a)

Alveoli.

b)

Bronchus.

c)

Bronchioles

24.

Name the part of the lungs that matches this description:

Small tubes that lead air to millions of tiny air spaces.

a)

Alveoli.

b)

Bronchus.

c)

Bronchioles

25.

The model lung in the diagram can be used to show how air is moved in and out of the lungs.

Which two parts of the lungs does the hollow tube represent?

a)

Trachea

b)

The diaphragm.

c)

Bronchi.

26.

The model lung in the diagram can be used to show how air is moved in and out of the lungs.

What does the rubber sheet represent?

a)

Trachea

b)

The diaphragm.

c)

Bronchi.

27.

When your chest expands, air moves into your lungs. Write the letters A–E in the correct order to describe the path the air takes.

alveoli bronchi trachea bronchioles nose

a)

nose, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli

b)

nose, trachea, bronchioles, alveoli, bronchi

c)

nose, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

28.

The diagram below shows how gas exchange takes place in the lungs.

Name parts X

a)

capillary

b)

trachea

c)

alveolus

29.

The diagram below shows how gas exchange takes place in the lungs.

Name parts Y

a)

capillary

b)

trachea

c)

alveolus

30.

The diagram below shows how gas exchange takes place in the lungs.

Name gas B

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

31.

The diagram below shows how gas exchange takes place in the lungs.

Name gas A

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

32.

Processes A, B, and C all involve oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Choose the correct letter to match this description:

A moving air in and out of the lungs

a)

A) gas exchange

b)

B) breathing

c)

C) respiration

33.

Processes A, B, and C all involve oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Choose the correct letter to match this description:

The process that takes place in alveoli.

a)

A) gas exchange

b)

B) breathing

c)

C) respiration

34.

Processes A, B, and C all involve oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Choose the correct letter to match this description:

A chemical reaction that takes place in every cell.

a)

A) gas exchange

b)

B) breathing

c)

C) respiration