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KS3 Breathing and Respiration

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process of respiration?

a)

Breathing

b)

The release of energy from food

c)

Inhalation

d)

Oxygen transfer

2.

What substance do we need to breathe in?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon monoxide

3.

Where the exchange of gases actually occur?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Oxygen

d)

Alveoli

4.

What is the muscle under the lungs called?

a)

Intercostal

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Bronchus

d)

Cardiac

5.

The way gases move between the capillaries and alveoli is called...?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Pressure

6.

What gas do we breath out as waste?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

7.

Which of the following are involved in gas exchange?

a)

Trachea

b)

Oesophagus

c)

Stomach

d)

Lungs

e)

Ribs

8.

The (a)   are tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs

9.

As you breathe out, what does your diaphragm do?

a)

Relax

b)

Contract

10.

As you breathe in what happens to the pressure inside your chest?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

11.

Which of these are adaptations of alveoli?

a)

Long, finger-like structure increases surface area

b)

The membrane is only one cell thick which means gases have a short diffusion distance

c)

Lots of tiny capillaries so gases can pass easily into the blood stream

d)

Moist

e)

Lots of enzymes so there are tiny molecules suitable for diffusion

12.
Label A is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
13.
Label B is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
14.
Label C is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
15.
Label D is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
16.

Given the following structures:

1. alveoli

2. bronchi

3. bronchioles

Which of the following is the correct order in which air would flow after inhalation?

a)

1,2,3

b)

2,1,3

c)

2,3,1

d)

3,2,1

17.

Respiration is a vital function that all living things carry out.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Respiration takes place in

a)

the cells

b)

the lungs

c)

the heart

d)

the brain

19.

Is respiration the same as breathing?

a)

Yes

b)

No