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Gas exchange and Circulation (week 3 and 4)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a structure for gas exchange in plants?

a)

Stomata

b)

Lenticels

c)

Flowers

d)

Pneumatophores

2.

Amphibians ventilate their lungs by

a)

Countercurrent flow

b)

Positive pressure breathing

c)

Negative pressure breathing

d)

A system of air sacs that act as blowers to keep air flowing through

3.

What keeps mucus and dirt out of the lungs?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Nostrils

c)

Trachea

d)

Cilia

4.

Which of the following respiratory surfaces occurs in insects like grasshoppers?

a)

Lungs

b)

Tracheal exchange system

c)

Gills

d)

Gills

5.

When the diaphragm contracts and moves down, the lungs are?

a)

Expanding with air

b)

Shrinking and pushing air out

c)

Inflated like balloons filled with air

d)

Dilating both bronchioles and alveoli

6.

With rare exceptions, how does the majority of the oxygen transported in the blood of vertebrates?

a)

By binding to plasma protein

b)

By binding to hemoglobin in erythrocytes

c)

As dissolved gas in the cytoplasm of erythrocytes

d)

As a component of large organic molecules that are broken down by the cells

7.

Which of the following is brought about by infection and involves inflammation and fluid buildup in the lungs?

a)

Emphysema

b)

Pneumonia    

c)

Asthma

d)

Cough

8.

The group of vertebrates that relies on gas exchange across the skin as well as at the lungs to maintain sufficient blood oxygen levels is?

a)

The fishes

b)

The reptiles

c)

The amphibians

d)

The mammals

9.

Movement of air in and out of the lungs is due to___.

a)

Diaphragm contracts and flattens.

b)

Inhalation and Exhalation

c)

Difference in pressure

d)

External intercoastal muscles contract and internal intercoastal muscle relax.

10.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

Only diaphragm, intercostal muscles and sternum, is involved in inhalation and exhalation

b)

During inhalation, external intercostal muscles relax and internal intercostal muscles contract.

c)

Sternum move upward and forward exhalation

d)

Changes of the volume of cavity are workings of only the intercostal muscles and diaphragm

11.

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

a)

I and II only

b)

I only

c)

II and III

d)

I, II and III

12.

Which is the correct order of structures that air passes through?

a)

Trachea --> bronchi --> bronchioles --> alveoli

b)

Bronchi ---> trachea--> bronchioles --> alveoli

c)

Bronchioles --> bronchi --> trachea --> alveoli

d)

Trachea --> bronchioles --? bronchi --> alveoli

13.

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

14.

Given the following structures:Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation?

1. larynx                      3. pharynx

2. nasal cavity             4. trachea

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

2,3,1,4

c)

2,1,3,4

d)

4,2,3,1

15.

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

a)

Sinus

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

16.

Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

a)

deliver O2 and nutrients to cells

b)

remove CO2 and wastes from cells

c)

break down carbohydrates into glucose

d)

transport other materials through body

17.

What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

18.

What will happen if there are no platelets in the blood?

a)

Bleeding will not stop

b)

The body’s immunity will drop

c)

Oxygen will not be distributed in cells

d)

The body will not be able to fight infection

19.

Which is not a function of the blood?

a)

Carries waste product away

b)

Controls temperature

c)

Delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells

d)

Produces acids

20.

Which circulation delivers oxygenated blood throughout the body?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Coronary circulation

c)

Pulmonary circulation

d)

Bodily circulation

21.

Which of the following blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?

a)

Superior vena cava

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Inferior vena cava

d)

Aorta

22.

Water is transported from roots to shoots and leaves in

a)

Xylem

b)

Stomata

c)

Phloem

d)

Chlorophyll

23.

Which plant vascular tissue conducts food?

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Cadmium

d)

Meristem

24.

What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg?

a)

Vena cava – left atrium – right atrium – lungs – left ventricle – right ventricle – aorta

b)

Vena cava – left atrium – left ventricle – lungs – right atrium – right ventricle – aorta

c)

Vena cava – right atrium – left atrium – lungs – right ventricle – left ventricle – aorta

d)

Vena cava – right atrium – right ventricle – lungs -left atrium – left ventricle - aorta

25.

Which of the following statements is correct about the human circulatory system?

I. the right side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body’s tissues.

II. the main function of white blood cells is to carry oxygen

III. Arteries carry blood away from the heart

IV. Veins carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart

a)

I and II

b)

II and III

c)

I, II, and III

d)

III and IV

26.

What important process takes place in the lungs?

a)

Food is digested here

b)

Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.

c)

Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.

d)

The trachea is exchanged for the larynx

27.

Which order is correct?

a)

Superior and inferior vena cavas into the right atrium through the tricuspid valve

b)

Superior and inferior vena cavas into the left atrium through the bicuspid valve

c)

right ventricle through the tricuspid valve into the right atrium

d)

. body cells and tissues to the aorta through the aortic valve

28.

Which statement best describes arteries?

a)

They have thick walls and transport blood away from the heart.

b)

They have thick walls and transport blood toward the heart.

c)

They have thin walls and transport blood away from the heart.

d)

They have thin walls and transport blood toward the heart.

29.

What would happen if your circulatory system did

not deliver oxygen to your body's cells?

a)

Your body's cells would use carbon dioxide instead.

b)

Your body's cells would shut down.

c)

Your body's cells would multiply at twice their normal rate.

d)

Your body's cells would enter your bloodstream

30.

The heart valves do all of the following,

EXCEPT:

a)

separate the atria and the ventricles.

b)

keep the blood flowing forward.

c)

regulate the heart’s contractions.

d)

include the mitral valve and bicuspid valve.