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1.2 Gas exchange [Must Do]

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gas exchange is needed to supply ​ (a)   to cells and removed ​ (b)   from the blood.

Choose from the below words
oxygen
carbon dioxide
food
water
2.

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

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Oxygen

d)

Alveoli

3.

The SMALLEST blood vessels that allow for gas exchange are called?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchioles

d)

Capillaries

4.

What is the adaptations of alveolar structure

a)

Thin wall of alveolus and blood capillary

b)

Moist wall of alveolus

c)

Large surface area of alveolus

d)

Alveolus covered by network of capillary

5.

The adaptations of alveolar ....

a)

Increase efficiency

b)

Maximise exchange of gas

c)

Decrease efficiency

d)

Minimise exchange of gas

6.

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

7.

What adaptations does the alveoli have for efficient gas exchange?

a)

thick walls

b)

thin walls

c)

small surface area

8.

What is found around alveoli?

a)

capillaries

b)

pleura

c)

lymphatic nodes

d)

saliva

9.

During gas exchange what enters from alveoli to the capillaries?

a)

CO2

b)

CO

c)

O2

d)

nitrogen

10.
Alveoli increase the surface area in the lungs to allow...
a)
More nutrients to be absorbed
b)
You to breathe faster
c)
You to breathe slower
d)
More O2 and CO2 to exchange
11.

The air inside the alveolus contains a lot of ​oxygen and only a small amount of ​ (a)   . So, the ​ (b)   can easily ​ (c)   through the thin wall of alveolus into the ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
carbon dioxide
oxygen
diffuses
blood
cell
air
12.

The blood inside the capillary comes from the heart contains only a small amount of oxygen and a lot of ​ (a)   , so it diffuses into the ​ (b)   in the alveolus.

Choose from the below words
carbon dioxide
air
oxygen
blood