Respiration & Excretion- Chapter 5 Test
  • 1. Your body uses glucose and oxygen to produce energy during the process of
A) respiration
B) excretion
C) digestion
D) watching Hannah Montana on TV
  • 2. A passageway for both air and food is the
A) bronchus
B) pharynx
C) trachea
D) larynx
  • 3. The major organs of the excretory system are the
A) kidneys
B) aveoli
C) lungs
D) ureaters
  • 4. An odorless, colorless gas that is produced when tobacco is burned is
A) oxygen
B) steam
C) smoke
D) carbon monoxide
  • 5. The waste chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins in the body is called
A) urea
B) tar
C) glucose
D) trachea
  • 6. Which of the following DOES the respiratory system move into the body?
A) urine
B) mucus
C) oxygen
D) glucose
  • 7. Tiny hairlike structures that sweep mucus from the nose into the throa are called
A) cilia
B) bronchi
C) nephrons
D) aveoli
  • 8. Urine flows out of the kidneys through narrow tubes called
A) silly straws
B) nephons
C) ureters
D) alveoli
  • 9. The disease in which lung tissue is permanently destroyed is called
A) emphysema
B) mumps
C) bronchitus
D) diabetes
  • 10. Gas exchange occurs in the
A) nose
B) diaphragm
C) alveoli
D) larynx
  • 11. Physical dependence on a substance such is nicotine is called
A) respiration
B) nephons
C) addiction
D) smoke
  • 12. The chemical process called respiration takes place inside the body's _______________
A) excretion
B) urine
C) cells
D) lungs
  • 13. The dark sticky substance produced when tobacco burns is called ________
A) nicotine
B) smoke
C) putty
D) tar
  • 14. Air moves into the lungs primarily due to the action of the rib muscles and the __________
A) knee joint
B) diaphragm
C) broncheus
D) kidneys
  • 15. Paired organs that produce sound when moving are called _____________
A) lungs
B) twin jolespies
C) vocal chords
D) hammer and anvil
  • 16. Air passing through the nose is cooled, moistened, and filtered
A) False
B) True
  • 17. People with emphysema have tumors in their lungs
A) True
B) False
  • 18. The bladder is the sacklike muscular organ that stores urine
A) False
B) True
  • 19. Tar coats the cilia of a smoker and makes them clump together
A) False
B) True
  • 20. Bronchi are the passages that direct air into the lungs
A) True
B) False
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