Chapter 16:
Breathing
Practice Test
1.
Where does the exchange of air and carbon dioxide take place?
a.
bronchial tubes
b.
trachea
c.
capillaries
d.
lungs
Hint
2.
What covers the larynx?
a.
the epiglottis
b.
your voice box
c.
the pharynx
d.
the nasal cavity
Hint
3.
Where does air go after it passes through your nasal cavity?
a.
pharynx
b.
epiglottis
c.
larynx
d.
trachea
Hint
4.
Which disease can be inherited from your parents?
a.
asthma
b.
lung cancer
c.
emphysema
d.
cystic fibrosis
Hint
5.
How do one-celled organisms take in oxygen?
a.
directly from their watery environments
b.
directly from the air
c.
through gills
d.
through their lungs
Hint
6.
What allows you to inhale and exhale?
a.
your diaphragm
b.
your nose
c.
your lungs
d.
breathing
Hint
7.
What is the greatest contributing factor for lung cancer?
a.
carbon dioxide
b.
genetic predisposition
c.
carbon monoxide
d.
tar from cigarettes
Hint
8.
Fish remove oxygen from water using gills. What are gills made of?
a.
gill filaments
b.
muscle
c.
gill flaps
d.
cartilage
Hint
9.
What is the passageway that air travels into and out of the body called?
a.
trachea
b.
lungs
c.
nasal passage
d.
esophagus
Hint
10.
What of the following is NOT located in the lungs?
a.
trachea
b.
alveoli
c.
capillaries
d.
bronchial tubes
Hint
11.
What substance in hemoglobin binds with oxygen easily?
a.
phosphorus
b.
iron
c.
carbon dioxide
d.
red blood cells
Hint
12.
Which disease occurs when alveoli lose their ability to expand and contract?
a.
asthma
b.
emphysema
c.
cystic fibrosis
d.
lung cancer
Hint
13.
Where would you NOT find cilia?
a.
nasal passageways
b.
stomach
c.
trachea
d.
lungs
Hint
14.
What is the process in which oxygen with stored nutrients in cells to release energy, carbon dioxide, and water called?
a.
breathing
b.
transpiration
c.
cellular respiration
d.
energy formation
Hint
15.
As you inhale, what happens to your diaphragm?
a.
It contracts and muscles pull your ribs upward and outward.
b.
nothing
c.
It relaxes and moves upward.
d.
It decreases the size of the chest cavity.
Hint
