Worksheet 2 BBI-17

Subject : Biology Date : Score:

Duration : 30 minutes Class :

Topic : Gas exchange Name :

Circle the correct answer.

1. The diagram shows some structures in the human thorax (chest). Into which part does
carbon dioxide pass immediately after leaving the blood?

2. The diagrams show alveoli from the lungs. Which one will allow oxygen to diffuse into
the blood most rapidly?

3. What describes the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in blood as it passes through the
lungs?

4. Which structures in the human breathing system contain goblet cells and cilia?
a. alveoli and bronchi
b. alveoli and pleural membranes
c. bronchi and trachea
d. pleural membranes and trachea

5. The diagram shows a section through part of a lung.

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What is structure X?
a. alveolus
b. bronchus
c. pleural membrane
d. trachea
6. The diagram shows an alveolus and one of its capillaries.

What moves in the direction shown by the arrows?

a. carbon dioxide
b. hydrogen
c. oxygen
d. water
7. The diagram shows the main structures in the breathing system.

Which row identifies the larynx, bronchus, trachea and bronchioles?

8. How do goblet cells and cilia help to keep the lungs free from infection?
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9. What causes oxygen to diffuse into the blood from an alveolus in the lungs?
a. The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is higher than in the atmosphere.
b. The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is lower than in the blood.
c. The oxygen concentration in the atmosphere is higher than the carbon dioxide
concentration.
d. The oxygen concentration in the blood is lower than in the alveolus.
10. Which gives these structures in order of their increasing diameter?
a. bronchi → bronchioles → trachea
b. bronchi → trachea → bronchioles
c. bronchioles → bronchi → trachea
d. trachea → bronchi → bronchioles

Answer the following questions in the space provided

11. Fig. 8.1 shows the human gas exchange system.

(a) Use label lines to label each of these structures on Fig. 8.1.
trachea
alveolus [2]
(b) Gas exchange takes place across the surface of the alveoli in the lungs.
List four features of alveoli that help gas exchange to take place quickly.
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(c) The gas exchange system is protected from pathogens and harmful substances
by a tissue, containing goblet cells and ciliated cell.
Fig. 8.2 shows part of this tissue

Describe how the tissue shown in Fig. 8.2 helps to stop harmful substances
getting into the lungs.
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12. Table 4.1 shows the composition of samples of inspired (breathed in) air and expired air.

(i) State which sample, A or B, is expired air. Use the data in Table 4.1 and your knowledge
to explain your answer.
Sample ..........................................
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(ii) Describe how you could confirm the presence of carbon dioxide in the air samples.
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