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Topic 10 Respiration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Lungs are part of the __________ system of a human. 
a)
circulatory 
b)
respiratory
c)
digestive
d)
muscular
2.

Why do animals need oxygen?

a)

To get food for their bodies

b)

To burn food for energy

c)

To get rid of carbon dioxide

d)

To protect themselves from predators

3.

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

a)

Carbon Dioxide and Energy

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Water and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Glycogen and Carbon Dioxide

4.

What are the products of anaerobic respiration in a human cell?

a)

Energy and Lactic Acid

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Carbon Dioxide and Water

5.

What are the products of anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast?

a)

Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Energy

c)

Ethanol and Energy

d)

Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide

6.

Which type of respiration releases more energy per gram of glucose?

a)

Aerobic

b)

Anaerobic

c)

They both release the same amount

7.

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

C6H12O6

b)

C12H6O12

c)

C6O12H6

d)

6CH2O

8.

Where is lactic acid principally broken down in the human body?

a)

Muscles

b)

Liver

c)

Kidneys

d)

Blood

9.

What is the equation for aerobic respiration?

a)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O

b)

C6H12O6 + O2 --> CO2 + H2O

c)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> CO2 + 6H2O

d)

6C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O

10.

Where in the body does respiration take place? Select the best answer.

a)

The lungs

b)

The muscles

c)

All cells

d)

The blood

11.

What is the purpose of respiration? Select the best answer.

a)

To release the chemical energy stored in glucose

b)

To generate heat

c)

To produce energy

d)

To absorb oxygen by diffusion

12.

The energy released in respiration is stored by creating which molecule?

a)

Glucose

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

ATP

d)

ADP

13.

Where in a cell does aerobic respiration take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

e)

Chloroplasts

14.

Why do mice have a faster rate of respiration than a hippo?

a)

They have a larger SA:V ratio and need to release more heat energy to stay warm.

b)

They need more energy because they move around more

c)

They have a higher body temperature so they need to release more heat energy

d)

They eat continuously and therefore have more glucose available for respiration

15.

Why do athletes continue to breath heavily after exercise? Choose 2 answers.

a)

They need O2 to break down lactic acid

b)

They need more O2 for aerobic respiration

c)

They have to remove excess CO2 from the blood

d)

The muscle cells need to rebuild their stores of ATP

16.

Which of these are the result of anaerobic respiration in a human? Choose 2 answers.

a)

Oxygen Debt

b)

Lactic Deficit

c)

Lactic Acid

d)

Excess Carbon Dioxide

17.

Is respiration the same as breathing?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Which is a form of energy that can come from cellular respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

photosynthesis

c)

oxygen

d)

glucose

19.
Anaerobic respiration.....
a)
doesn't require CO2
b)
requires CO2
c)
doesn't require oxygen
d)
requires oxygen
20.

During heavy exercise when supply of oxygen to our muscles is insufficient food breakdown is by

a)

anaerobic respiration

b)

aerobic respiration

c)

cellular respiration