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WorksheetsGas exchange and Circulation (week 3 and 4)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
Which of the following is not a structure for gas exchange in plants?
Stomata
Lenticels
Flowers
Pneumatophores
Amphibians ventilate their lungs by
Countercurrent flow
Positive pressure breathing
Negative pressure breathing
A system of air sacs that act as blowers to keep air flowing through
What keeps mucus and dirt out of the lungs?
Diaphragm
Nostrils
Trachea
Cilia
Which of the following respiratory surfaces occurs in insects like grasshoppers?
Lungs
Tracheal exchange system
Gills
Gills
When the diaphragm contracts and moves down, the lungs are?
Expanding with air
Shrinking and pushing air out
Inflated like balloons filled with air
Dilating both bronchioles and alveoli
With rare exceptions, how does the majority of the oxygen transported in the blood of vertebrates?
By binding to plasma protein
By binding to hemoglobin in erythrocytes
As dissolved gas in the cytoplasm of erythrocytes
As a component of large organic molecules that are broken down by the cells
Which of the following is brought about by infection and involves inflammation and fluid buildup in the lungs?
Emphysema
Pneumonia
Asthma
Cough
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?
The fishes
The reptiles
The amphibians
The mammals
Movement of air in and out of the lungs is due to___.
Diaphragm contracts and flattens.
Inhalation and Exhalation
Difference in pressure
External intercoastal muscles contract and internal intercoastal muscle relax.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Only diaphragm, intercostal muscles and sternum, is involved in inhalation and exhalation
During inhalation, external intercostal muscles relax and internal intercostal muscles contract.
Sternum move upward and forward exhalation
Changes of the volume of cavity are workings of only the intercostal muscles and diaphragm
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
Which is the correct order of structures that air passes through?
Trachea --> bronchi --> bronchioles --> alveoli
Bronchi ---> trachea--> bronchioles --> alveoli
Bronchioles --> bronchi --> trachea --> alveoli
Trachea --> bronchioles --? bronchi --> alveoli
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
to bring oxygen to the body
to break down food and absorb nutrients
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
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
1,2,3,4
2,3,1,4
2,1,3,4
4,2,3,1
A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.
Sinus
Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
break down carbohydrates into glucose
transport other materials through body
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
What will happen if there are no platelets in the blood?
Bleeding will not stop
The body’s immunity will drop
Oxygen will not be distributed in cells
The body will not be able to fight infection
Which is not a function of the blood?
Carries waste product away
Controls temperature
Delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells
Produces acids
Which circulation delivers oxygenated blood throughout the body?
Systemic circulation
Coronary circulation
Pulmonary circulation
Bodily circulation
Which of the following blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?
Superior vena cava
Pulmonary artery
Inferior vena cava
Aorta
Water is transported from roots to shoots and leaves in
Xylem
Stomata
Phloem
Chlorophyll
Which plant vascular tissue conducts food?
Xylem
Phloem
Cadmium
Meristem
What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg?
Vena cava – left atrium – right atrium – lungs – left ventricle – right ventricle – aorta
Vena cava – left atrium – left ventricle – lungs – right atrium – right ventricle – aorta
Vena cava – right atrium – left atrium – lungs – right ventricle – left ventricle – aorta
Vena cava – right atrium – right ventricle – lungs -left atrium – left ventricle - aorta
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
I and II
II and III
I, II, and III
III and IV
What important process takes place in the lungs?
Food is digested here
Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.
Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
The trachea is exchanged for the larynx
Which order is correct?
Superior and inferior vena cavas into the right atrium through the tricuspid valve
Superior and inferior vena cavas into the left atrium through the bicuspid valve
right ventricle through the tricuspid valve into the right atrium
. body cells and tissues to the aorta through the aortic valve
Which statement best describes arteries?
They have thick walls and transport blood away from the heart.
They have thick walls and transport blood toward the heart.
They have thin walls and transport blood away from the heart.
They have thin walls and transport blood toward the heart.
What would happen if your circulatory system did
not deliver oxygen to your body's cells?
Your body's cells would use carbon dioxide instead.
Your body's cells would shut down.
Your body's cells would multiply at twice their normal rate.
Your body's cells would enter your bloodstream
The heart valves do all of the following,
EXCEPT:
separate the atria and the ventricles.
keep the blood flowing forward.
regulate the heart’s contractions.
include the mitral valve and bicuspid valve.
