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CN:______ General Biology II

Seatwork 2.2
Mechanisms of Gas Exchange and Phases of Respiration

Name: ______________________________________________________ Score: ________________________/30

Grade 9 - _______________ Teacher: Mr. J. R. Clamosa Date: ____________________________

I. Identify the gas exchange system for animals listed below. Write C if the animal uses Cutaneous
Respiration, G for Gills, T for Tracheal System, and L for Lungs. Write responses before each item. (15
points)

T___1. bee T___4. mosquito L___7. dog L___10. monkey G___13. carp

L___2. cat T___5. butterfly G___8. shark G___11. tilapia C___14. earthworm

G___3. tuna L___6. bat L___9. bear T___12. dragonfly T___15. beetle

II. Please carefully read the statements and select the best and correct answer from the choices
provided. Write your answer in the space provided. (5 pts.)

_____1. Respiration in most vertebrates is composed of four phases. Which among the given choices
follows the proper order of these phases?
A. external respiration - internal respiration - breathing/ ventilation - cellular respiration
B. external respiration - internal respiration - cellular respiration - breathing/ ventilation
C. internal respiration - cellular respiration - external respiration - breathing/ ventilation
D. breathing/ ventilation - external respiration - internal respiration - cellular respiration

_____2. Which of the following refers to the transport of gases with the circulatory system where
oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between the blood in the lungs and air occurs?
A. breathing/ventilation C. external respiration
B. internal respiration D. cellular respiration

_____3. Which of the following refers to the exchange of gas at the level of the body cells, which
usually takes place in the lungs?
A. internal respiration C. cellular respiration
B. breathing/ventilation D. external respiration

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 _____4. Which of the following refers to the first step of respiration or the process of supplying the body
cells with oxygen?
A. external respiration C. breathing/ventilation
B. internal respiration D. cellular respiration

_____5. Which of the following refers to the process of releasing energy using oxygen from the food
found in the blood?
A. external respiration C. internal respiration
B. breathing/ventilation D. cellular respiration

III. Carefully read and analyze each item. Determine if the statements are correct by writing T for true. If
the statement is false, write F and underline the incorrect word. (10 pts.)

_____1. As the human body inhales or breathes in, the diaphragm muscle contracts, and as the body
exhales or breathes out, the diaphragm muscle relaxes. TRUE

_____2. Oxygen moves out of the bloodstream and proceeds to the alveoli, which will be released
from the body in exhalation. FALSE

_____3. The respiratory and circulatory systems of the body are connected, and they work together as
the blood carries oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body. TRUE

_____4. Breathing is an automatic process regulated by the brain, specifically by the medulla
oblongata, which controls the breathing rate of a human. TRUE

_____5. Carbon dioxide is considered a metabolic waste product that must be released out of the
body for it is toxic, and this is made from the process called ventilation. FALSE

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