G6 - Review WS3 - T1 - 2023-24

Canadian Maple International School
“Review Worksheet”
Grade: 6 Topic: Respiration
Subject: Science Assigning date:
Book’s name: Exploring Science 8
Chapter & page: 8Ba (pg. 22, 23), 8Bb (pg. 24, 25), 8Bc
(pg. 27, 28, 29)
A. Tick the correct answer.

1. Why is aerobic respiration referred to as "aerobic"?
a. because it requires glucose b. because it is an anaerobic
and water process
c. because it takes place in the d. because it requires oxygen
absence of oxygen
2. Which side of the heart receives blood from all over the body and pumps it to
the lungs?
a. the left side b. the right side
c. the top side d. both sides equally
3. Why is the left side of the heart larger than the right side?
a. to accommodate more blood b. to pump blood to the lungs
c. it's not larger; both sides are d. to pump blood around the
the same size entire body
4. Where does oxygen in the blood come from, and how is it carried?
e. Oxygen is carried by white f. Oxygen is carried by red blood
blood cells from the lungs. cells and comes from the
lungs.
g. Oxygen is carried by plasma in h. Oxygen is carried by platelets
the blood. in the blood.
5. Which of the following activities can be classified as aerobic exercises,

allowing you to perform them for long periods of time?
a. sprinting b. weightlifting
c. high-intensity interval training d. walking and jogging
6. What is a common symptom experienced by people with emphysema?

a. high energy levels b. shortness of breath
c. enhanced lung function d. increased endurance
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7. What is the term for the condition where blood vessels in the skin narrow,
leading to reduced blood flow to cells?
a. frostbite b. hypothermia
c. sunburn d. dehydration
8. What is the medical term for a condition where the blood vessels supplying
the heart muscles become blocked?
a. frostbite b. heart attack
c. sunburn d. dehydration
9. In mountaineers suffering from frostbite, what body parts are commonly

affected?
a. lungs and liver b. eyes and ears
c. fingers and toes d. nose and mouth
10. What happens when cells respire, and what waste products are produced?
a. Cells release energy and b. Cells release energy and
produce oxygen and water. produce carbon dioxide and
water.
c. Cells release energy and d. Cells release energy and
produce nitrogen and carbon produce glucose and oxygen.
monoxide
11. Why carbon dioxide is considered poisonous to cells in large amounts during
respiration?
a. it promotes cell growth b. it enhances energy production
c. it inhibits aerobic respiration d. it has no effect on cells
12. How is carbon dioxide removed from cells during respiration?

a. it is converted into glucose b. it evaporates into the air
c. it dissolves in tissue fluid and d. it gets used up
is carried in the blood
13. What is the effect of carbon monoxide on our body when it is inhaled?
a. it enhances oxygen-carrying b. it improves muscle strength
capacity of red blood cells
c. it binds to red blood cells, d. it has no effect on the body
preventing them from carrying
oxygen
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14. How does carbon monoxide affect the color of muscle and red blood cells?
a. it turns them green b. it turns them yellow
c. it turns them black d. it turns them bright red
15. Why is carbon monoxide used for packaging meat?

a. it improves the taste of the b. it preserves the meat for a
meat longer time
c. it has no impact on meat d. it gives the meat a fresh
packaging appearance
16. Why does the body increase its breathing rate during exercise?
a. to excrete more glucose b. to produce lactic acid
c. to supply more oxygen and d. to reduce the release of
remove carbon dioxide carbon dioxide
17. When muscle cells cannot receive enough oxygen during exercise, what type
of respiration do they resort to?
a. aerobic respiration b. cellular respiration
c. respiratory arrest d. anaerobic respiration
18. Why does anaerobic respiration release less energy compared to aerobic
respiration?
a. because it requires less b. because not all the energy is
glucose released from each glucose
molecule
c. because it is a more efficient d. because it involves oxygen
process intake
19. What is the term for the amount of oxygen required to break down lactic acid
after stopping intense exercise?
a. oxygen surplus b. oxygen wealth
c. oxygen reserve d. oxygen debt
20. What is the consequence of having too much lactic acid in muscle cells?
a. increased muscle strength b. development of cramps
c. reduced muscle growth d. enhanced endurance
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B. Fill in the blanks.
Glucose
1. __________ is the molecule that cells need to release energy.
carbon dioxide
2. The byproducts of aerobic respiration are ________________ and
water
___________.
3. There are _______ 3 types of blood vessels.
artery
4. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called ____________.
5. ____________
Capillaries connect veins and arteries.
6. The _______
right side of the heart receives blood from the whole body.
oxygenated
7. Arteries carry ____________blood deoxygenated blood.
and veins carry ____________
8. _________
Valve stops the blood from flowing in the wrong direction.
Plasma
9. ___________ is the liquid part of the blood.
10. The amount of oxygen required to breakdown the built up lactic acid is called
oxygen debt
______________.
C. Answer the following questions.

1. Write differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
2. The heart and the blood vessels together form the circulatory system.
a. How many types of blood vessels do we have? What are their functions?
b. Which side of the heart is bigger? Why is this?
3. How capillaries are adapted to its function?
4. Define emphysema
5. Why do mountaineers get frostbite?
6. Why does our breathing rate increases when we exercise?
7. How does the blood carry carbon dioxide? Illustrate it in a diagram.
8. What are the disadvantages of anaerobic respiration?
9. Why less energy is released in anaerobic respiration.
10. Draw a simple model of circulatory system.
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A. Tick the correct answer.

5. Which of the following activities can be classified as aerobic exercises,

6. What is a common symptom experienced by people with emphysema?

9. In mountaineers suffering from frostbite, what body parts are commonly

12. How is carbon dioxide removed from cells during respiration?

15. Why is carbon monoxide used for packaging meat?

C. Answer the following questions.

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