First Quarter Examination

SCIENCE 9

Name:__________________________________________ Date:____________
Grade & Section:________________ Score:___________

I. Directions: Multiple Choice. Read the questions carefully. Choose and write the correct letter on your
paper.
1. Which of these is the job of the respiratory system?
a. Holding up the body and giving it support and shape.
b. Gas exchange between the external environment and the body’s circulatory system.
2. The two major organs of the respiratory system where the gas exchange takes place and carbon
dioxide is given of and oxygen is taken in.

a. Mouth and the nose

b. Nose and nervous system
4. What happens to the windpipe, or tracheas, before it reaches the lungs?
a. It branches in two directions.
b. It closes up so that no oxygen can escape.
5. What important activity takes place in the lungs?
a. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
b. The trachea is exchanged for the larynx.
6. This is called airsacs; allow the gas exchange in lungs
a. alveoli
b. heart
7. The organ through which the air enters and is filtered.
a. mouth
b. nose
8. Which is the correct definition of respiration?
a. Respiration is the act of exchange gases.
b. Respiration is the act of using carbon dioxide and producing oxygen as a waste product.
9. Internal respiration is
a. The gas exchange between an organism’s body and its environment
b. the gas exchange between tissue cells and bloodstream.
10. What is the main organ of Respiratory System?
a. Heart
b. Lungs

II. Modified True or false. Write letter T if the statement is correct but if false, write letter F and change
the underlined word or group of words to make the whole statement true (2 points)
1. Blood vessel carries the blood throughout the body
2. Heart pumps the blood throughout the body
3. Blood carries the materials throughout the body.
4. Circulatory system is also known as the cardiovascular system.
5. The veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.
6. Artery is the liquid that circulates in the heart, veins, carries oxygen and other nutrients
around the body.
 7. Mouth is the organ through which the air enters and filtered.
8. Bronchi also called windpipe;
9. Trachea also called bronchial tubes;
10.When you breathe in, or inhale, the diaphragm muscles relaxes.

III. Enumeration. Enumerate the following:

1-3. Three major parts of circulatory system

4-11. seven parts of the heart
12-14. Three types of blood vessels
15. Bonus

Take a rest if you’re tired. Do not give up! 

Godbless!
_Ma’am Gui