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B9 Respiration, exercise and the heart

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Resting Heart Rate?

a)

220 - Your Age

b)

An exercise

c)

The number of times your heart beats per minute at rest

d)

The minimum number of heartbeats in a given amount of time

2.

Which sentence is TRUE?

a)

Your heart is a muscle that can grow

b)

The heart does not beat when you sleep

c)

Blood vessels are only inside your heart

d)

Greasy, salty foods are good for the heart

3.
Why can't you use your thumb to find your pulse?
a)
Your thumb has its own pulse
b)
Your thumb is too big
c)
You need two fingers
d)
Your thumb has no brain
4.

The primary role of the capillary is to...

a)

Carry blood away from the heart at high pressure

b)

Return blood to the heart

c)

Allows gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide at the lungs and muscle sites

5.
Which organ excretes carbon dioxide?
a)
Lungs
b)
Liver
c)
Heart
d)
Kidney
6.
Where in the cell does anaerobic respiration take place?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell membrane
7.

When breakdown of glucose occurs with the use of oxygen it is called

a)

aerobic respiration

b)

anaerobic respiration

c)

cellular respiration

d)

anaerobes

8.

Respiration takes place in

a)

the cells

b)

the lungs

c)

the heart

d)

the brain

9.

Respiration is a chemical reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

For respiration to take place glucose needs to react with substance A. Select substance A.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Ozone

11.

When respiration takes place, energy is produced along with another two substances B and C. Select substances B and C.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

12.

The glucose used during respiration is provided by our

a)

digestive system

b)

respiratory system

c)

circulatory system

13.

The oxygen used during respiration is provided by our

a)

digestive system

b)

respiratory system

c)

circulatory system

14.

The glucose and oxygen used during respiration is delivered to each and every cell by the

a)

digestive system

b)

respiratory system

c)

circulatory system

15.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

b)

o break down food and absorb nutrients

c)

to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

16.

What type of cells carry oxygen in the blood?

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

17.

Which statement is MOST TRUE about the movement of oxygen molecules between the lungs and cells of the body?

a)

A. Oxygen molecules enter and leave the body by way of lungs, but they do not move between the lungs and the blood.

b)

B. Most oxygen molecules move from cells of the body to the lungs by moving through the circulatory system and then leaving the circulatory system by way of capillaries at the lungs.

c)

C. Most oxygen molecules move from the lungs directly to the body by way of special respiratory tubes where the oxygen molecules mix with the blood.

d)

D. Most oxygen molecules move from the lungs to cells in the body by entering microscopically small blood vessels (capillaries) and then move to the heart which pumps it to the cells of the body.

18.

Which statement best describes why your heart rate increases while exercising?

a)

Her bones needed more oxygen because they were moving faster.

b)

Her stomach needed more oxygen because it was digesting food faster.

c)

Her brain needed more blood to coordinate her rapid exercise movements.

d)

Her muscles needed more glucose and oxygen because they were working harder.

19.

Which list below correctly describes the sequence that blood takes as it travels through the body?

a)

heart-lungs-body-heart

b)

heart-body-lungs-heart

c)

heart-lungs- body-lungs

d)

heart-lungs-heart-body