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- 1. Multiple ChoiceOxygen from the air enters the blood stream at what location?trachebronchusalveolusbronchioles
- 2. Multiple Choice
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.Air/OxygenOxygen/Carbon DioxideCarbon Dioxide/WasteWaste/air - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe two main branches from the trachea is (one to each lung) ___________?BronchiAlveoliCapillariesBronchioles
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place is _________?BronchiTracheaOxygenAlveoli
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the tube that is also known as your windpipe?EsophagusBronchiTracheaAlveoli
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen the diaphragm contracts and moves down, the lungs are...expanding with airshrinking - pushing air out
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen the diapragm relaxes and moves back up, the lungs are...expanding with airshrinking - pushing air out
- 8. Multiple Choice
The diaphragm contracts and flattens in.......
inhalation
exhalation
- 9. Multiple Choice
the volume of the lungs decreases during.......
inhalation
exhalation
- 10. Multiple Choice
The external intercostal muscles contract during......
inhalation
exhalation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat keeps mucus and dirt out of your lungs?Your diaphragmYour nostrilYour heartCilia
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMovement of air in and out of the lungs is known as:VentilationRespirationGas exchangeInspiration
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?
I. High surface area
II. Thin walls
III. Dry surfacesI and II onlyI onlyII and IIII, II and III - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct order of structures that air passes through?Trachea --> bronchi --> bronchioles --> alveoliBronchi ---> trachea--> bronchioles --> alveoliBronchioles --> bronchi --> trachea --> alveoliTrachea --> bronchioles --? bronchi --> alveoli
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhere would you find a mucus lining in the ventilation system?
I. Trachea
II. Bronchi
III. BronchiolesI, II and IIII onlyI and III and III - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following happens during inspiration?Diaphragm contractsAbdominal muscles contractExternal intercostal muscles relaxInternal intercostal muscles contract
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the volume and pressure inside the thorax when the abdomen contracts?Volume decreases, pressure increasesVolume increases, pressure increasesVolume increases, pressure decreasesVolume decreases, pressure decreases
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen do the internal intercostal muscles contract?During expirationDuring inspirationDuring both inspiration and expirationThey only relax
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe overall equation for cellular respiration is:C6H12O6 + energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energyCH2O + O2 -> CO2 + 6H2O + energyC6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energyC6H12O6 + 6CO2 -> 6O2 + 6H2O + energy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is x?TracheaVocal CordAveoliPharynx
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to your pulse when you exercise?It increasesIt decreasesIt stays the same
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of respiration requires oxygen?AerobicAnaerobic
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the products of aerobic respiration?Glucose and oxygenCarbon dioxide and waterLactic acidCarbon monoxide
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAll animal cells carry out respirationTrueFalse
- 25. Multiple ChoiceCarry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poorArteriesVeinsCapillaries
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O2 , CO2, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungsArteriesVeinsCapillaries
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a function of the circulatory system?deliver O2 and nutrients to cellsremove CO2 and wastes from cellsbreak down carbohydrates into glucosetransport other materials through body
- 28. Multiple Choiceliquid portion of the bloodleukocyteserthryocytesplasmathrombin
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?Red Blood CellsWhite Blood CellsPlateletsPlasma
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?Red Blood CellsWhite Blood CellsPlateletsPlasma
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?Red Blood CellsWhite Blood CellsPlateletsPlasma
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?Red Blood CellsWhite Blood CellsPlateletsPlasma
- 33. Multiple Choice
What adaptations does the alveoli have for efficient gas exchange?
thick walls
thin walls
small surface area
- 34. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the structure of the human gas exchange system. Name organ P.
alveolus
trachea
bronchus
diaphragm
- 35. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the structure of the human gas exchange system. Name organ Q.
alveolus
trachea
bronchus
diaphragm
- 36. Multiple Choice
In this word equation for respiration, what is y representing?
Glucose + x --> y + water + energy
carbon dioxide
methane
oxygen
ATP
- 37. Multiple Choice
A leaf is an organ. What is an organ? (tick all that apply)
a group of cells
a musical instrument
a group of tissues
- 38. Multiple Choice
Just before a person starts to exhale, the composition of the air in an alveolus differs from the composition of the air in the trachea. How would the composition differ? (tick all that apply)
less oxygen
more oxygen
more carbon dioxide
more water vapour
less water vapour
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAll living things do which of the following?ChemosynthesisRespirationphotosynthesisall of the answers
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to your breathing rate when you exercise?It increasesIt decreasesIt stays the same
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich organ excretes carbon dioxide?LungsLiverHeartKidney
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the products of aerobic respiration?Glucose and oxygenCarbon dioxide and waterLactic acidCarbon monoxide
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of respiration requires oxygen?AerobicAnaerobic
- 44. Multiple ChoiceAerobic respiration is different from anaerobic respiration in that aerobic respiration needs...chlorophyllcarbon dioxideglucoseoxygen
- 45. Multiple ChoiceAnaerobic respiration.....doesn't require CO2requires CO2doesn't require oxygenrequires oxygen
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe burning or breaking down of glucose is known as...photosynthesistranspirationrespirationtransport
- 47. Multiple ChoiceAn giraffe exhales ...carbon dioxide & waterATP and carbon dioxidecarbon dioxide & glucoseglucose & oxygen
- 48. Multiple ChoiceA yeast is producing bubbles when it is placed in sugar water. What are the bubbles?acidcarbon dioxideoxygenalcohol
- 49. Multiple Choice"Feeling the burn" during extreme exercise is associated with...alcoholic fermentationlactic acid fermentationphotosynthesisaerobic respiration
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?diapragmlungstracheabronchi
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes placebronchilungsoxygenalveoli
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main function of the respiratory system?to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the bodyto bring oxygen to the bodyto break down food and absorb nutrientsto remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
- 53. Multiple ChoiceThe respiratory system distributes ____ to the body?OxygenCarbon DioxideNutrientsCarbon Monoxide
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThe larynx is also known as the...Voice boxPassage to the lungsLong veinAirway
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of cells carries oxygen?red blood cellswhite blood cellsneurons
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat organ pumps blood throughout the body?lungheartdiaphragmstomach
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThe role of the mucus and and cilia in the respiratory system is to....warm the air.clean the air.humidify the air.All of the choices are true.
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