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NSEB 2024
Zoology
Breathing and Exchange of Gases DPP-01

1. Which gas is utilized by the organisms to 8. Which of the following animals use their moist
indirectly break down simple molecules like cuticle for gaseous exchange?
glucose, amino acids, fatty acids, etc.? (1) Prawn (2) Amoeba
(1) Nitrogen (2) Oxygen (3) Earthworm (4) Limulus
(3) Carbon dioxide (4) None of the above
9. Among vertebrates, fishes use ______ whereas
2. Which harmful gas is released during break down amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals respire
of simple molecules like glucose, amino acids, through _______
fatty acids, etc.? (1) Skin, Lungs (2) Gills, Cuticle
(1) Oxygen (2) Nitrogen (3) Gills, Lungs (4) Gills, Spiracle
(3) Carbon dioxide (4) Sulphur dioxide
10. Match the following and choose the correct option
3. During the respiration process ______ has to be Animals Respiratory
continuously provided to the cells and ______ organs
produced by the cells have to be continuously A. Earthworm (i) Moist
released out cuticle
(1) Oxygen, Nitrogen B. Aquatic (ii) Gills
arthropods
(2) Nitrogen, Sulphur
C. Cockroach (iii) Lungs
(3) Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
D. Birds/Reptiles (iv) Trachea
(4) Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide
(1) A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
(2) A-i, B-iv, C-ii, D-iii
4. The process of exchange of O2 from the
(3) A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii
atmosphere with CO2 produced by the cells is
(4) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
called
(1) Breathing (2) Inspiration 11. Respiratory organ in insects is
(3) Respiration (4) Expiration (1) General body surface
(2) Book lungs
5. Respiration is a (3) Lungs
(1) Anabolic Process (4) Tracheal tubes
(2) Catabolic Process
12. Pulmonary respiration is most well developed in
(3) Both (1) & (2)
(1) Mammals (2) Invertebrates
(4) None of the above
(3) Amphibians (4) Hemichordates

6. The respiratory organs vary in different animals 13. Statement -1: oxygen is utilized by the
depending on their, organisms, indirectly break down nutrients
(1) Nutrition Statement -2: Break down of nutrient to derive
(2) Habitat and level of organisation energy for performing various activities is called
(3) Excretion respiration
(4) Reproduction (1) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is
incorrect
7. Cutaneous respiration takes place through (2) Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is
incorrect
(1) Gills (2) Lungs
(3) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct.
(3) Spiracle (4) Skin
(4) Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.

14. Statement -1: Special vascularized structure called gills 15.
are used by all arthropods & molluscs.
Statement -2: Vascularised bags called lungs are
used by most terrestrial life forms for exchange of
gases.
(1) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is
incorrect
(2) Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is
incorrect
(3) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct.
(4) Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.
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Statement -1: Mostly fishes use gills for
respiration.
Statement -2: Amphibians have well developed
respiration system.
(1) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is
incorrect
(2) Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is
incorrect
(3) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct.
(4) Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.
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ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 9. (3)
2. (3) 10. (3)
3. (3) 11. (4)
4. (1) 12. (1)
5. (2) 13. (3)
6. (2) 14. (2)
7. (4) 15. (1)
8. (3)

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