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