FIITJEE PHASE-1 CPP

TOPIC : RESPIRATION Class : X (BIOLOGY)

NAME : ................................... ENROLL NO. : ............................... BATCH : ..............................

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. The epiglottis guards the opening of :

(A) Oesophagus (B) Eustachian tubes
(C) Larynx (D) Internal nares

2. In human beings, gas exchange between the environment and the body takes place in the :
(A) Larynx (B) Bronchi
(C) Alveoli (D) Trachea

3. The alveolar epithelium in the lungs is :

(A) Non-ciliated squamous type (B) Ciliated squamous type
(C) Ciliated cuboidal type (D) Non-ciliated cuboidal type

4. The passage of inhaled air in human beings is :

(A) Trachea . Lungs . Larynx . Pharynx . Alveoli
(B) Nose . Larynx . Pharynx . Bronchus .Alveoli . Bronchioles
(C) Nostrils . Pharynx . Larynx . Trachea . Bronchi . Bronchioles .Alveoli
(D) Nose . Mouth . Lungs

5. Lungs have a large number of alveoli for :

(A) Maintaining a spongy texture and proper shape
(B) More surface area for diffusion of gases
(C) More nerve supply
(D)More space to increase volume of inspired air

6. Which of the following traps the foreign particles entering the nasal passage :
(A) Hair inside nostrils
(B) Mucus in the nasal cavity
(C) Ciliated epitheliumin the nasal cavity and trachea
(D) All the above

7. Name the animal which breaths through gills :

(A) Fish (B) Earthworm
(C) Cockroach (D) All the above

8. Number of alveoli present in both lungs are about :

(A) 100 million (B) 200 million
(C) 300 million (D) 400 million

9. Which of the following is dome shaped musculo-fibrous structure :

(A) Lungs (B) Trachea
(C) Larynx (D) Diaphragm

10. Parietal pleura and visceral pleura are related to :

(A) Lungs (B) Trachea
(C) Pharynx (D) Diaphragm

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 SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
(A) True or False :

(i) Bronchioles are functional unit of lungs. ()

(ii) Pleura is covering membrane of lungs. ()

(iii) During inhalation diaphragm becomes straight. ()

(iv) CO2 is released due to action of an enzyme, carbonic anhydrase. ()

(v)MaximumCO2 is transported as sodium bicarbonate. ()

(B) Short Answers type Questions :

1. Name two events that take place during breathing.

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2. Give an example of animal which has cutaneous respiration.

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3. State the role of nasal cavity in human respiratory system.

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4. Explain the utility of the large surface area provided by alveoli for respiration in human beings.

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5. Write about transportation of CO2.

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FIITJEE PHASE-1 CPP
TOPIC : RESPIRATION Class : X (BIOLOGY)

ANSWERS KEY

1.
2. C
3.
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. A

TRUE/FALSE

(i) F
(ii) T
(iii) T

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