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- 1. Multiple ChoiceMechanical movement to inhale and exhale airGas ExchangeRespirationBreathingTransport
- 2. Multiple Choice
Gas exchange is needed to supply _____________ to cells and remove __________________
carbon dioxide; oxygen
oxygen; food
oxygen; carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide; water
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe movement by diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide across a membraneVentilationBreathingGas exchangeRespiration
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRespiration is theIntake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide over a membraneRelease of energy from food inside cellsMechanical movement to inhale and exhale airFeature that enable an animal to survive in its habitat
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
to bring oxygen to the body
to break down food and absorb nutrients
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
- 6. Multiple ChoiceABCD
- 7. 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 - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe trachea leads to the...BronchiolesBronchiEsophagusPulmonary Vessel
- 9. Multiple Choice
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place.
Bronchi
Trachea
Oxygen
Alveoli
- 10. Multiple ChoiceLetter D is pointing to which Respiratory organ?AlveoliDiaphragmLungBronchi
- 11. Multiple Choice
Name the structure through which gases enter and leave the body of an insect.
tracheoles
alveoli
lungs
spiracles
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a feature of exchange surfaces?High surface areaLow surface area
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a feature of exchange surfaces?They are thinThey are thick
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a feature of exchange surfaces?They are permeableThey are impermeable
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a feature of exchange surfaces?They are moistThey are desiccated
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a feature of exchange surfaces?They are ventilatedThey are unventilated
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat lines the tracheae of insects?ChitinCartilageLigninCollagen
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this graph show?Parallel flow in cartilaginous fishCounter current flow in bony fish
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this graph show?Parallel flow in cartilaginous fishCounter current flow in bony fish
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the principal exchange surface of larval amphibians?SkinLungsGills
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the gas exchange surface of mammals?AlveoliBronchiolesTracheaPleural fluid
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat reduces friction between the lungs and the ribs in mammals?DiaphragmBronchiolesTracheaPleural fluid
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the volume of air normally breathed in and out called?Residual volumeTidal volumeVital capacity
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the exchange surface in leaves?Spongy mesophyllPalisade mesophyllLower epidermisUpper epidermis
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main photosynthetic layer in leaves?Spongy mesophyllPalisade mesophyllLower epidermisUpper epidermis
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat layer contains the most stomata?Spongy mesophyllPalisade mesophyllLower epidermisUpper epidermis
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct description of the cause of stomatal opening?K+ ions actively pumped into guard cells, water potential drops.K+ ions diffuse out of guard cells, water potential rises.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWith an increase of surface area to volume ration.....the rate of gas exchange increasesgas exchange decreasesfish breathe fasterdiffusion of oxygen decreases
- 29. Multiple Choicethe three parts of a gillfilament, lamellae, gill archfilament, lamellae, operculumsurface area, filaments, gill
- 30. Multiple Choicewhen particles move from area of high concentration to area of low concentrationosmosisdiffusionconcentration gradient
- 31. Multiple Choicelower S:A ratio...decreases the rate of gas exchangeincreases the rate of gas exchangenone of the above
- 32. Multiple Choicethe evolution of lamellae helpedincrease surface areadecrease surface area
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the function of gills in fish?absorbing carbon dioxideassisting in food digestionprotecting a fish's lungstaking in dissolved oxygen
- 34. Multiple ChoiceTrue of False?
The gill cover is called the Operculum.TrueFalse - 35. Multiple Choice
What is the percentage dissolved oxygen in water?
1%
5%
10%
20%
- 36. Multiple ChoiceAll cells need nutrients and _____ to survive.gillscapillarieslungsoxygen
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhen you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.air/oxygenoxygen/carbon dioxidecarbon dioxide/wastewaste/air
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of a gas or liquid from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentrationactive transportendocytosisexocytosisdiffusion
- 39. 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 - 40. Multiple ChoiceThe air sacs that the oxygen goes through after it has left the bonchiolis are called what?bronchilungsoxygenalveoli
- 41. Multiple ChoiceEnable aquatic animals to diffuse oxygengillsspiraclescropnerve net
- 42. Multiple ChoiceIn Insects these branch out like the tributaries of a river to deliver oxygentracheal tubeswingsfilter feederscirculation
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not important for respiratory surfaces to have a large surface area?To maximise gas exchangeIncrease rate of oxygen diffusionAlveoli use active transportMulticellular organisms have high energy demands
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a part of the respiratory system?bronchiolesalveolitracheacapillaries
- 45. Multiple Choice
True or false:
Tracheoles have rings of chitin
true
false
- 46. Multiple Choice
To prevent moisture loss Insects have a?
permeable exoskeleton
impermeable exoskeleton
- 47. Multiple Choice
Which adaptations help reduce water loss in insects? (tick all that apply)
guard cells that open and close the spiracles
valves that open and close the spiracles
hairs around the spiracles
- 48. Multiple Choice
The flow of oxygen (in order) into the cells of an insect is
spiracles - trachea - tracheole fluid - cells - tracheole
spiracles - cells - trachea - tracheole - tracheole fluid
cells - tracheole fluid - tracheole - trachea - spiracles
spiracles - trachea - tracheole - tracheole fluid - cells
- 49. Multiple ChoiceAll living things do which of the following?ChemosynthesisRespirationphotosynthesisall of the answers
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of respiration occurs in the presence of oxygen?AerobicAnaerobic
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