Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false:
(i) During heavy exercise the breathing rate of a person slows
down. (T/F)
(ii) Plants carry out photosynthesis only during the day and
respiration only at night. (T/F)
(iii) Frogs breathe through their skins as well as their lungs. (T/F)
(iv) The fishes have lungs for respiration. (T/F)
(v) The size of the chest cavity increases during inhalation. (T/F)
Match the items in Column I with those in Column II:
Column I Column II
(a) Yeast (i) Earthworm
(b) Diaphragm (ii) Gills
(c) Skin (iii) Alcohol
(d) Leaves (iv) Chest cavity
(e) Fish (v) Stomata
(f) Frog (vi) Lungs and skin
(vii) Tracheae
Tick the correct answer:
(a) In cockroaches, air enters the body through
(i) lungs (ii) gills
(iii) spiracles (iv) skin
(b) During heavy exercise, we get cramps in the legs due to the
accumulation of
(i) carbon dioxide (ii) lactic acid
(iii) alcohol (iv) water
(c) Normal range of breathing rate per minute in an average adult
person at rest is:
(i) 9–12 (ii) 15–18
(iii) 21–24 (iv) 30–33
(d) During exhalation, the ribs
(i) move outwards (ii) move downwards
(iii) move upwards (iv) do not move at all
Take three test-tubes. Fill ¾th of each with water. Label them A, B and
C. Keep a snail in test-tube A, a water plant in test-tube B and in C,
keep snail and plant both. Which test-tube would have the highest
concentration of CO2?
List the similarities and differences between aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.
Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after
finishing the race?