Respiration in Organisms: Inhalation and Exhalation

This is an interactive quiz on Respiration in Organisms.

It covers topics such as aerobic and anaerobic respiration, inhalation and exhalation.

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Pick the odd one out from the groups, given below on the basis of respiratory organs:

Cockroach, grasshopper, ant Lizard, cow, snake Crocodile, dolphin, fish Snake, crow, goat

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one(s):

Cockroaches breathe with the help of air tubes called spiracles. Exchange of gases in the leaves take place with the help of stomata. Diaphragm forms the floor of the chest cavity. The roots of a plant take up oxygen from the air trapped between the soil particles.

Which of the following is most likely to have a much higher breathing rate?

Man Dog Sparrow Fish

Normal range of breathing rate per minute in an average adult person at rest is:

9 – 12 15 – 18 21 – 24 30 – 33

During heavy exercise, we get cramps in the legs due to the accumulation of:

Carbon dioxide Lactic acid Alcohol Water

The percentage of oxygen in exhaled air is:

14.4% 4.4% 16.4% 0.04%

A person can hold air in the lungs is:

50 ml 5000 ml 500 ml 0.5 ml

The process of respiration leads to the release of energy in:

Plants

Animals

Human beings

All of these

We feel hungry after a physical activity because we need:

Oxygen

Energy

Food

None of these

The respiratory organs of human beings are:

Lungs and skin

Lungs

Gills

Skin

Name the organ of the body in which the blood is oxygenated.

Heart Lungs Lever Pancreas

Which are the gases involved in breathing?

O2 and NO2 O2 and SO2 O2 and O3 O2 and CO2

Yeast is used in wine and beer industries because it respires.

Aerobically producing oxygen

Aerobically producing alcohol

Anaerobically producing alcohol

Anaerobically producing CO2

Yeasts are used in

Wine and beer industry

Bakery

In both

None of these

During the process of exhalation, the ribs move

Down and inwards

Up and inwards

Down and outwards

Up and outward

The process of breakdown of food in the cell with the release of energy is called ________

Respiration Inhalation Exhalation Breathing

Taking in air rich in oxygen into the body is called _________

Respiration Inhalation Exhalation Breathing

To which disease is smoking linked ?

Appendicitis Cancer Fever Anaemia

The small openings in the body of a cockroach are called ( )

Holes Spiracles Tracks Pores

In cockroaches, air enters the body through ____________( )

Lungs Gills Spiracles Skin
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Respiration in Organisms: Inhalation and Exhalation
Questions: 20
Contributed by:
Jonathan James