Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Quiz on Respiration

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to clean the blood
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body
2.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and release ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
3.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place are found in..?
a)
bronchi
b)

windpipe

c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
4.

What is the tube that is also known as your windpipe?

a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
5.
The larynx is also known as the...
a)
Voice box
b)
Passage to the lungs
c)
Long vein
d)
Airway
6.
What is a diaphragm?
a)

Muscle beneath the lungs that contacts and relaxes to move gases in and out of the body

b)
Factor during an experiment
c)
Filters blood
d)
Deoxyribose acid 
7.
What are bronchi?
a)
connects the brain and spinal cord 
b)
number of protons
c)
part of earth and supports life
d)
2 short tubes that branch off of the lower end of the trachea and carry air to the lungs
8.
What is the pharynx?
a)
Outward physical appearance 
b)
Tube-like passage way for air, food, liquid
c)
Airway to vocal cords 
9.
Which of the following is a part of the respiratory system?
a)
lungs
b)
stomach
c)
large intestines
d)
heart
10.

This is the movement of air into and out of the lungs.

a)

breathing

b)

digesting

c)

inhaling

d)

exhaling

11.

What does your respiratory system bring into your body?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

hydrogen

d)

blood

12.

What does your respiratory system remove from your body?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

hydrogen

d)

blood

13.

______________ lines the nose and most of the airways in the respiratory system. They move in a wavelike motion which carries trapped particles away from your lungs.

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

villi

d)

mucus

14.

Which of the following is not an organ of the respiratory system?

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchi

15.

This is a tubelike passageway at the top of the throat that receives air, food, and liquids from the mouth or nose.

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

esophagus

d)

trachea

16.

This is at the bottom of the pharynx and keeps food and liquid out of the rest of the respiratory system.

a)

epiglottis

b)

tongue

c)

esophagus

d)

larynx

17.

What is labeled B?

a)

tongue

b)

epiglottis

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

e)

esophagus

18.

What is labeled C?

a)

tongue

b)

epiglottis

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

e)

esophagus

19.

What is labeled D?

a)

tongue

b)

epiglottis

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

e)

esophagus

20.

What is labeled E?

a)

tongue

b)

epiglottis

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

e)

esophagus

21.

Air passes from the pharynx into a triangle-shaped area called the? Also called the voice box.

a)

larynx

b)

epiglottis

c)

esophagus

d)

trachea

22.

A tube that is held open by C-shaped rings of cartilage and is also known as the windpipe.

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

esophagus

23.

The trachea branches into two narrower tubes called?

a)

bronchi

b)

lungs

c)

bronchioles

d)

alveoli

24.

The main organ of the respiratory system?

a)

lungs

b)

skin

c)

kidneys

d)

heart

25.

From the bronchi, air passes into smaller and narrower tubes in the lungs called

a)

bronchioles

b)

alveoli

c)

lungs

d)

trachea

26.

The tubes in the lungs end in microscopic sacs called

a)

bronchioles

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

tubules

27.

True or False. Gas exchange occurs at the large surface area of the alveoli.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Below the lungs is a large muscle called the ____________ that contracts and relaxes as you breathe.

a)

diaphragm

b)

ribs

c)

stomach

d)

pancreas

29.

_____________ occurs when the diaphragm relaxes and moves up, reducing the space around the lungs and ______________ occurs when your diaphragm contracts and moves downward, enlarging the space around the lungs.

a)

exhalation, inhalation

b)

inhalation, exhalation

30.
To go on living, the body's cells need food, water, chemicals and ...
a)
Helium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
31.

Tiny, hairlike projections in the airway that move in a wavelike manner and obstruct dust particles.

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

32.
A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can't get to the lungs.
a)
asthma 
b)
cold
c)
influenza 
d)
bronchitis 
33.
The beginning of the respiratory system that warms and moistens the air.
a)
trachea
b)
nose
c)
bronchi
d)
diaphragm
34.

Gas exchange is ...

a)

taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.

b)

taking in carbon dioxide and removing oxygen.

c)

taking in oxygen and carbon dioxide.

d)

removing oxygen and carbon dioxide.

35.

Carbon dioxide in the blood...

a)

passes into the lungs and is breathed in.

b)

passes into the lungs and is breathed out.

c)

small intestine and is digested.

d)

small intestine and is excreted.

36.

Write down the gas which passes from the lungs and into the blood.

(a)  

37.

Gas exchange between the lungs and blood mainly takes place in the...

a)

avengers.

b)

alves.

c)

alfresco.

d)

alveoli.

38.

Lungs are protected by...

a)

the bib cage.

b)

the bird cage.

c)

the fighting cage.

d)

the rib cage.

39.

After breathing in, air...

a)

goes into the diaphragm.

b)

goes into the trachea.

c)

goes straight to the lungs.

d)

goes to the ribs.

40.

Another word for breathing in is...

a)

inhalation.

b)

exhalation.

c)

inhabitable.

d)

exhabitable.

41.

Another word for breathing out is...

a)

inhalation.

b)

exhalation.

c)

inhabitable.

d)

exhabitable.

42.

When we breathe in...

a)

there is 16% oxygen and 4% carbon dioxide.

b)

there is 21% oxygen and 4% carbon dioxide.

c)

there is 21% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide.

d)

there is 16% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide.

43.

When we breathe out...

a)

there is 16% oxygen and 4% carbon dioxide.

b)

there is 21% oxygen and 4% carbon dioxide.

c)

there is 21% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide.

d)

there is 16% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide.

44.

The process which releases energy in cells is called...

a)

reservation.

b)

respiration.

c)

restoration.

d)

renovation.

45.

The products of respiration are...

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen.

b)

carbon dioxide and water.

c)

water and oxygen.

d)

water and glucose.

46.

Respiration...

a)

increases with exercise.

b)

decreases with exercise.

c)

stays the same during exercise.

d)

None of these answers are correct.

47.

Write down where in the cell respiration takes place.

(a)  

48.

Respiration without the use of oxygen is ...

a)

aerobic

b)

anaerobic

c)

antibody

d)

antibiotic

49.

A product of anaerobic respiration is...

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

glucose

d)

lactic acid

50.

It is hard to make energy from anaerobic respiration for a long time because...

a)

lactic acid burns.

b)

only a small amount of energy is released.

c)

Both of these reasons.

d)

Neither of these reasons.

Similar Resources on Wayground

States of Matter Review (5a)

55 questions

States of Matter Review (5a)

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

7 Science Term 2 week 4 review

45 questions

7 Science Term 2 week 4 review

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Plant Unit Test Review

50 questions

Plant Unit Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Newtons Laws Review

55 questions

Newtons Laws Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 8th Grade

Waves Quizizz

50 questions

Waves Quizizz

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Chemistry Unit Test Review

50 questions

Chemistry Unit Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 11th Grade

List_Prefix

46 questions

List_Prefix

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Cells Number 1

45 questions

Cells Number 1

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade