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Respiratory System

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

a)

taking in oxygen

b)

taking in carbon dioxide

c)

moisten air

d)

transport glucose

2.

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

a)

taking in oxygen

b)

taking in carbon dioxide

c)

moisten air

d)

transport glucose

3.

What is oxygen needed for?

a)

energy releasing chemical reactions

b)

to make glucose

c)

to take in sunlight

d)

none of the above

4.

Which one accurately describes the difference between respiration and cell respiration?

a)

respiration produces glucose while cell respiration does not

b)

cell respiration is a process in cells where energy is made, while respiration is breathing

c)

respiration occurs in cells while cell respiration produces glucose

d)

none of the above

5.

What does the respiratory system release?

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

6.

What does the digestive system do?

a)

brings in oxygen

b)

gets rid of carbon dioxide

c)

absorbs glucose from food

d)

none of the above

7.

Which is not a job of the nose?

a)

warm air

b)

moisten air

c)

traps particles like dust and bacteria

d)

bring in carbon dioxide

8.

Tiny hairs that move particles in the nose are called

a)

mucus

b)

vocal cords

c)

cilia

d)

flagella

9.

After the nose, air passes into the

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

bronchi

d)

bronchioles

10.

Where does air go after the pharynx during inhalation?

a)

nose

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

11.

Which system shares the pharynx with the respiratory system?

a)

circulatory

b)

digestive

c)

excretory

d)

skeletal

12.

The "windpipe" is known as the

a)

alveoli

b)

esophagus

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

13.

What is the name of the structures inside the lungs where the gaseous exchange happens?

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

pharynx

d)

alvioli

14.

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea is called the

a)

bronchi

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

15.

Where would you find cilia?

a)

nose and alveoli

b)

bronchioles and mouth

c)

trachea and nose

d)

all of the above

16.

Where is carbon dioxide and oxygen exchanged at capillaries?

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchi

17.

Which properly describes inhalation?

a)

ribs go down and out

b)

pressure is low causing air to rush in

c)

pressure is high causing air to rush in

d)

volume is low

18.

When you exhale, the diaphragm

a)

moves upwards

b)

moves downwards

c)

flattens

d)

none of the above

19.

Which is known as the voice box?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

20.

What is labeled F?

a)

bronchioles

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

diaphragm

21.

What is labeled at E?

a)

bronchi

b)

trachea

c)

pharynx

d)

none of the above