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Science 5.1 The Respiratory System

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The air we breathe in is called _____. It contains oxygen, which our bodies need to survive.

a)

inhaled air

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Blowholes

d)

Came up

2.

When a person with _____ sneezes or coughs into the air, the bacteria spread through the air and can be inhaled by others.

a)

inhaled

b)

bacteria

c)

tuberculosis

d)

carbon dioxide

3.

The function of hair in the nostrils is for _____.

a)

exchanging the oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

removing dust from the air we breathe in

c)

connecting nose and air tubes

d)

pumping oxygen to the body

4.

Most mammals breathe in oxygen from the air through their breathing holes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following the illnesses related to the respiratory system that caused by an allergy?

a)

tuberculosis

b)

asthma

c)

emphysema

d)

lung cancer

6.

_____ is the gas produce by living things when they carry out their daily activities, especially during breathing (exhalation).

a)

Carbondioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Bacteria

d)

Inhaled

7.

The illness happens when cells in the lungs grow and multiply at an abnormal rate. This leads to the growth of tumours. What is the illness?

a)

lung cancer

b)

bronchitis

c)

asthma

d)

emphysema

8.

Insects take in oxygen from the surroundings through their _____ in their bodies.

a)

breathing holes

b)

exhaled

c)

oxygen

d)

came up

9.

What happens to the airtubes and the airsacs when person suffering emphysema?

a)

The airtubes and the airsacs will be swollen

b)

The airtubes and the airsacs filled with mucus

c)

The airtubes and the airsacs get an infection by bacteria

d)

The airtubes collapse and the airsacs enlarge and burst

10.

Mammals such as dolphins and whales live in water. They breath in oxygen through their _____.

a)

blowholes

b)

breathing holes

c)

inhaled

d)

exhaled

11.

This organs are the place where oxygen and carbondioxide exchange in our lungs.

a)

airsacs

b)

windpipe

c)

airtubes

d)

nose

12.

How does frogs and toads breath in oxygen when in water?

a)

Through their moist skin

b)

Through their nostrils

c)

Through their gills

d)

Through their blowholes

13.

Animals such as whales and dolphins live in the water. Unlike fish that stay in the water, these animals need to come up to the water surface regularly. Why do you think they need to do that?

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14.

Mammals such as dolphins and whales live in water. They _____ to the water surface regularly to breath in oxygen.

a)

come up

b)

inhaled

c)

exhaled

d)

bacteria

15.

The correct pathway of air when it enters our respiratory system is _____.

a)

Nose → Windpipe → Air sacs

b)

Windpipe → Air sacs → Air tubes

c)

Nose → Windpipe → Air tubes → Air sacs

d)

Windpipe → Air tubes → Air sacs → Blood vessels

16.

Which of the following animals used their nostril for breath in air?

a)

Fish and giraffe

b)

Insect and whale

c)

Giraffe and bird

d)

Frog and earthworm

17.

Tuberculosis is spread by a virus.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the air that we breath in?

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbondioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

hydrogen

19.

The air we breath out contains more _____.

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbondioxide and water

d)

hydrogen

20.

The air we breathe out is called (a)   .

21.

The process when oxygen break down sugar to produce energy in our body is called _____.

a)

movement

b)

circulation

c)

respiration

d)

digestion

22.

How do insects breathe in oxygen from the air?

a)

Through their nostril

b)

Through their breathing holes

c)

Through their gills

d)

Through their moist skin

23.

Which of the following organ removes dust from the air we breath in?

a)

lungs

b)

nose

c)

windpipe

d)

airtubes

24.

Which of the following organ is not correct in the human respiratory system?

a)

nose

b)

lungs

c)

airsacs

d)

ribcage