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    QUESTION BANK FOR RESPIRATION

    CLASS -X
    Very short answer type question(1 marks)
    1. Name the membrane covering the lungs.
    2. Name the functional unit of lungs.
    3. Why do the walls of the trachea not collapse when there is less air in it?
    4. What happens to the rate of breathing during vigorous physical exercise and why?
    5. Define breathing
    6. Why is respiration essential for life?
    7. Where does glycolysis occur in a cell?
    8. How does exchange of gases occur in flowering plants?
    9. What is the principle of exchange of gases?
    10. Name the respiratory pigment in human beings, where is the pigment found
    11. How do plants utilise the CO2 produced during respiration?

    Short answer type questions (2 marks)


    1. Differentiate between respiration and breathing
    2. Differentiate between aerobic and and aerobic respiration
    3. What would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our body
    4. Why it is advisable to breathe through the nose?
    5. What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to
    obtaining oxygen for respiration?
    6. What are different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various organisms?
    7. What is residual volume in our lungs? What is its importance?
    8. Differentiate between inhalation and exhalation.
    9. Write the equation for the process of breaking down of glucose in a cell.
    i) In the presence of oxygen
    ii) In the absence of oxygen
    10. Respiration is an exothermic reaction. Justify the statement giving the chemical equation for
    the reaction involved.

    Short answer type questions (3 marks)


    1. How is oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in tissues and lungs?
    2. List three differences between respiration in plants and animals. How gaseous exchange
    occur in the roots of plants?
    3. What are the important features of all respiratory structures in animals?
    4. How are alveoli designed to maximise the exchange of gases?
    5. How are lungs designed in human beings to maximise the exchange of gases?
    6. After vigorous exercise you may experience cramps in your leg muscles. Why does this
    happen?
    7. Draw a flowchart to show the breakdown of glucose by various pathways.
    8. Stomata of desert plant remain closed during daytime. How do they take up CO2 and perform
    photosynthesis?
    9. How do guard cells regulate, opening and closing of stomatal pore.
    10. Leaves of a healthy potted plant are coated with Vaseline. Will this plant remain healthy for
    long? Give reasons for your answer.
    11. Give reasons for the following
    Why is diffusion not sufficient to meet the oxygen requirement of all the cells in multicellular
    organisms?

    Long answer type questions(5 marks)


    1. What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various
    organisms?
    2. Describe the process of breathing in human beings?
    3. Carefully observe the figure given below and answer the following questions

    i) Identify the part from the above diagram which flattens during inhalation
    ii) Identify the part from the above diagram which terminates in balloon like structures iii) Identify
    the part from the above diagram which is commonly known as windpipe.
    iv) Identify the part which is commonly known as voice box.
    4. During respiration in an organism A, one molecule of glucose produces two
    ATP molecules whereas in respiration of another organism B one molecule of glucose produces
    38 ATP molecules.
    a) which organism is undergoing aerobic respiration?
    b) Which organism is undergoing anaerobic respiration?
    c) Which type of organism A and B can convert glucose into alcohol?
    d) Name an organism which behaves like A.
    e) Name an organism which behaves like B.

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