Cambridge Lower Secondary Science - Year 8
Unit 1: Respiration - Test
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 point each)
1. What is the main purpose of respiration in living organisms?
A. To produce food B. To release energy C. To remove waste D. To make oxygen
2. Which gas is used in aerobic respiration?
A. Nitrogen B. Hydrogen C. Oxygen D. Carbon dioxide
3. Which of the following is a product of aerobic respiration?
A. Oxygen B. Glucose C. Water D. Nitrogen
4. Where in the lungs does gas exchange take place?
A. Trachea B. Alveoli C. Diaphragm D. Bronchi
5. What is the correct word equation for aerobic respiration?
A. Glucose + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water + energy
B. Glucose = ethanol + carbon dioxide
C. Oxygen + nitrogen = carbon dioxide
D. Water + carbon dioxide = glucose + oxygen
6. What does the diaphragm do during inhalation?
A. Relaxes and moves upward B. Contracts and moves downward C. Stays in place D. Pulls the ribs
inward
7. Which muscle helps expand the chest during breathing?
A. Biceps B. Diaphragm C. Quadriceps D. Heart
8. Which of the following has thin walls and a large surface area to help gas exchange?
A. Nose B. Lungs C. Alveoli D. Bronchioles
9. Which gas moves from the alveoli into the blood?
A. Carbon dioxide B. Oxygen C. Nitrogen D. Helium
10. What is the function of ATP in the body?
A. Helps breathing B. Provides energy for cells C. Absorbs oxygen D. Stores waste gases
Section B: Short Answer Questions (2-3 points each)
11. What is respiration? Why is it important for living organisms?
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science - Year 8
Unit 1: Respiration - Test
12. Name two products of aerobic respiration.
13. Explain what happens to the chest cavity when you breathe in.
14. Describe how oxygen and carbon dioxide move during gas exchange.
15. Why do we have many alveoli in our lungs instead of just a few?
16. Write a labeled diagram of the human respiratory system and label: Trachea, Lungs, Bronchi, Alveoli,
Diaphragm.
Section C: Application & Investigation (3-4 points each)
17. You do an experiment to measure how much carbon dioxide is in your breath. You blow into limewater,
and it turns cloudy.
a) What does this show?
b) Why does it turn cloudy?
18. During exercise, your breathing rate increases. Why does this happen? What is your body trying to get
more of?
19. A student says, "We only breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide."
a) What is correct about this?
b) What part of this statement needs correcting? Explain.
20. A scientist compares two animals. One has tiny lungs with few alveoli and the other has many alveoli.
Which animal would be better at absorbing oxygen? Explain your reasoning using the concept of surface
area.
