Life Science

Chapter 20: Respiration and Excretion

Section 1 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
Some early experiments showed that a mouse could live in a container in which a plant had first been grown. What did the plant produce that the mouse needed?
A)food
B)carbon dioxide
C)oxygen
D)water vapor
2.
__________ is the movement of the chest that brings air into the lungs and removes waste gases.
A)Respiration
B)Circulation
C)Excretion
D)Breathing
3.
What is the function of cilia that line the nasal cavity?
A)trap dust from the air
B)moisten the air taken in
C)sweep away mucus and trapped materials
D)produce sticky mucus
4.
The __________ is a tubelike passageway used by food, liquid, and air.
A)epiglottis
B)nostril
C)larynx
D)pharynx
5.
When you swallow, the epiglottis prevents __________.
A)air from entering your lungs
B)food or liquid from entering your airway
C)dust and bacteria from entering your airway
D)carbon dioxide from entering your lungs
6.
Which one of the following is the correct pathway of air after it enters the nasal passages?
A)larynx, trachea, pharynx, bronchi, lungs
B)lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx
C)pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
D)larynx, pharynx, bronchi, trachea, lungs
7.
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs takes place between the __________.
A)pharynx and lungs
B)nostrils and lungs
C)bronchi and bronchiles
D)alveoli and capillaries
8.
Your brain can control your breathing rate depending on the amount of __________ present in your blood.
A)water
B)carbon dioxide
C)sugar
D)oxygen
9.
What muscle contracts and relaxes when you inhale and exhale?
A)diaphragm
B)lung
C)trachea
D)larynx
10.
Which of the following is a method used to save the life of a choking victim?
A)respiration
B)bronchitis
C)abdominal thrusts
D)emphysema
11.
Which one of the following is a disease of the respiratory system in which alveoli in the lungs enlarge?
A)emphysema
B)chronic bronchitis
C)asthma
D)lung cancer
12.
Inhaling the tar in __________ is the greatest contributing factor to lung cancer.
A)polluted air
B)coal dust
C)cigarette smoke
D)asbestos
13.
Which one of the following is a lung disorder that occurs when the bronchial tubes contract quickly?
A)emphysema
B)chronic bronchitis
C)asthma
D)common cold
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