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Life Processes Respiration

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is digestion?

a)

Breaking down food into molecules usable by cells

b)

Taking in food or drink

c)

Maintaining a stable internal environment

d)

Taking in or releasing of oxygen or carbon dioxide

2.

The cells utilize glucose to produce energy

a)

Nutrition

b)

Excretion

c)

Respiration

d)

Homeostasis

3.

In the process of respiration __________________________

a)

Glucose is converted into carbondioxide

b)

glucose is converted into carbondioxide and water which releases energy

c)

pyruvic acid is converted into ATP

4.
What type of respiration requires oxygen?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
5.
What are the products of anaerobic respiration?
a)
Glucose and oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide and water
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Carbon monoxide
6.

Where in the cell does aerobic respiration take place?

a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell membrane
7.
What is required to carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration?
a)
glucose
b)
the absence of oxygen
c)
glucose and the abscense of oxygen
8.
 The expression "feel the burn" means that a person exercising is goes through...
a)

lactic acid formation

b)

alcoholic fermentation

c)

photosynthesis

d)

aerobic respiration

9.

Which of the following processes transport oxygen from the alveoli into the capillaries?

a)

Respiration

b)

Inhalation

c)

Exhalation

d)

Diffusion

10.

What is diffusion process?

a)

Molecules move from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration

b)

Molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration

11.
This is referred to as the energy currency of the cell
a)
ADP
b)
ATP
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleus
12.

Where does the cellular respiration occurs in the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuoles

13.
When an organism breaks down food, the atoms get rearranged into different molecules. When the atoms get rearranged, what is released?  
a)
Energy
b)
Water
c)
Glucose
d)
Oxygen 
14.

main tube in respiration

a)

lungs

b)

trachea

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchial tubes

15.

smaller branches in lungs

a)

pharynx

b)

epiglottis

c)

bronchioles

d)

alveoli

16.

Exchange of gases takes place in __________

a)

bronchial tubes

b)

alveoli

c)

larynx

d)

pharynx

17.
This organelle could likely be found in 
a)
plant cells only.
b)
animal cells only.
c)
prokaryotes only.
d)
plant and animal cells.
18.

Which animal can breathe through their skin?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

How do fishes obtain oxygen?

a)

Their gills absorb it from the water.

b)

They take it in when they breathe the air.

c)

Their eyes absorb it from the water.

d)

Axolotls do not need oxygen.

20.

Earthworms breathe through their _____.

a)

gills

b)

skin

c)

spiracles

d)

lungs

21.
This organelle could likely be found in 
a)
plant cells only.
b)
animal cells only.
c)
prokaryotes only.
d)
plant and animal cells.
22.

When do plants do most of their respiration?

a)

Daytime

b)

Nighttime

23.

Plant cells and animal cells have many organelles in common. Which two organelles do animal cells NOT have?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Chloroplasts

24.

Breathing and respiration refer to the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends on the organism.

25.

Which animal can breathe through their skin?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which is NOT a respiratory structure found in animals?

a)

Lungs

b)

Gills

c)

Skin

d)

Fur

27.

How do fishes obtain oxygen?

a)

Their gills absorb it from the water.

b)

They take it in when they breathe the air.

c)

Their eyes absorb it from the water.

d)

Axolotls do not need oxygen.

28.

Earthworms breathe through their _____.

a)

gills

b)

skin

c)

spiracles

d)

lungs

29.

What do fish absorb through their gills?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen dissolved in water

d)

carbon dioxide dissolved in water

30.

Diagram shows a model of human respiratory system. K represents....

a)

lung

b)

rib cage

c)

diaphragm

d)

thoracic cavity

31.

Epiglottis is the structure that opens or closes the trachea.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Exchange of gases in the body cells occurs in the bronchioles.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

What is X?

a)

Trachea

b)

Bronchus

c)

Bronchiole

d)

Epiglottis

34.

Which is the correct air passage in the breathing mechanism?

a)

Nostril, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus

b)

Nostril, nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus

c)

Nostril, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchiole, bronchus, alveolus

d)

Nostril, nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, pharynx, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus

35.

Name structure Y.

a)

Trachea

b)

Bronchus

c)

Bronchiole

d)

Alveolus

36.

Which of the structures of human respiratory system NOT involve in the air passage in the breathing mechanism?

a)

Trachea

b)

Intercostal muscle

c)

Rib

d)

Larynx

37.

The Human respiratory system exists in :

a)

abdominal cavity

b)

thoracic cavity

c)

pleural cavity

38.

the exchange of gases ocuurs in --------------

a)

nose

b)

mouth

c)

alveoli

39.

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and release ___.

a)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

b)

carbon dioxide/waste

c)

waste/air

40.
Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
a)
Pharynx
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Alveoli
d)
Lungs
41.
Muscular structure that helps to expand and contract the lungs, forcing air in and out
a)
Pharynx
b)
Nasal cavity
c)
Alveoli
d)
Diaphragm
42.
What is the function of the respiratory system
a)
Take in O2 only
b)
Remove CO2 only
c)
Take in O2 ad remove CO2
d)
Make sugar