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IB Bio

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
2.
What is the function of the bronchi?
a)
Transport air from nose to lungs
b)
Transport air from trachea to lungs
c)
Transport air from lungs to alveoli
d)
Transport air from alveoli to blood
3.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
4.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
5.
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 
a)
trachea 
b)
bronchi 
c)
alveoli
d)
diaphragm
6.

Name the structure labelled #6

a)

alveoli

b)

bronchi

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

7.

Name the structure labelled #8

a)

lungs

b)

trachea

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

8.

When the diaphragm relaxes this creates

a)

a decrease in chest volume

b)

an increase in chest volume

c)

an increase in lung capacity

d)

no change in air volume

9.

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

10.
Gases move from a lower pressure to a higher pressure. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Select ALL that apply to inspiration (3):

a)

Diaphragm moves up

b)

Ribs move in

c)

Ribs move out

d)

Diaphragm contracts

e)

Creates lower pressure in chest cavity

12.

Select ALL that apply to expiration (2):

a)

Diaphragm relaxes

b)

Pressure increases in thoracic cavity

c)

Pressure is greater outside the body

d)

Diaphragm moves down

13.

Which 2 statements are true?

a)

Increase in volume = increase in pressure

b)

decrease in volume = increase in pressure

c)

decrease in volume = decrease in pressure

d)

Increase in volume = decrease in pressure

14.

What can cause change in pressure when we breathe?

a)

Carbon dioxide levels

b)

Oxygen levels

c)

Diaphragm movement

d)

lung movement

15.

Which term describes the physical movements in the thorax which bring fresh air to the alveoli and remove stale air?

a)

gas exchange

b)

respiration

c)

ventilation

d)

circulation

16.

What feature of alveoli adapts them to efficient gas exchange?

a)

They have muscles which pump air in and out regularly

b)

Their membranes are more permeable to gases than water

c)

A constant blood supply flows through them

d)

A dense network of capillaries surrounds them

17.

What are the holes in an insect's abdomen called?

a)

Pores

b)

Stomata

c)

Spiracles

d)

Spindles

18.

As the size of an organism increases its surface area to volume ratio increases

a)

True

b)

False

19.

By which process in oxygen transported into cells?

(a)  

20.

Which substance(s) can exit spiracles?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

glucose

d)

water (vapour)

21.
Respiration is the 
a)
Intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide over a membrane
b)
Release of energy from food inside cells
c)
Mechanical movement to inhale and exhale air
d)
Feature that enable an animal to survive in its habitat
22.

Gills are adapted for efficient gas exchange due to the following reasons (select all that apply)

a)

Broccoli shaped alveoli provide large surface area

b)

Gills provide a large surface area to volume ratio

c)

Gills are very thin, making a short diffusion distance for gases

d)

A high concentration gradient between the gaseous content of the blood versus the gaseous content of the water

23.

Water moves across the gill lamellae in the opposite direction to the blood flowing through them, this is known as a

a)

Gill lamellae mechanism

b)

Opercular suction pump

c)

Countercurrent exchange mechanism

d)

Bony gill arch current mechanism