Tagore Memorial Secondary

Biology
Mid-Term test

MCQ
1. Which of the following processes accounts for the movement of oxygen across a respiratory surface
A. Diffusion
B. Absorption C. Inhalation D. Osmosis
2. Large organisms cannot depend solely on diffusion for the uptake and transport of gases. This is
because as organism get larger, the
A. Surface area to volume ratio increases
B. Surface area to volume ratio decreases
C. Surface area and volume increase
C. Surface area and volume both decrease
3. Cigarette smoking sometimes makes it difficult for air to get into the lungs. This is MOST likely due to
A. Constriction of bronchioles B. Contraction of diaphragm
C. Stretching of alveoli
D. Raising of the ribs
4. The reactant of aerobic respiration are
A. Water and carbon dioxide
B. Water and oxygen
C. Glucose and carbon dioxide D. Glucose and oxygen
5. The alveoli of the lungs of mammals
A. Keep the lungs filled to capacity with air all the time
B. Serve to increase absorptive surface of lungs
C. Are filled with oxygen to keep the lungs expanded
D. Prevent the lungs from collapsing
6. Plants give off oxygen during the day because
A. Respiration does not take place
B. Respiration takes place faster than photosynthesis
C. Photosynthesis takes place faster than respiration
D. Transpiration takes place
7. Which blood vessel carries blood to the lungs
A. Pulmonary vein
B. Pulmonary artery
C. Hepatic portal vein D. Pulmonary capillary
8. Red blood cells do not have a nucleus. As a result of this
A. Diffusion cannot happen in this cell B. Chemical reactions cannot happen
C. These cells do not divide
D. These cells do not respire
9. In which part of the blood are hormones carried
A. Plasma
B. Platelets
C. Red blood cells

D. White blood cells

10. Which type of cell is NOT found in a vascular bundle

A. Companion cells
B. Cortex cells C. Sieve tubes D. Xylem vessels
Muhamad Nabeel Uddin

Paper 2
1.
(a)

2.

(b)

Explain how structure is related to function in the following parts of the circulatory
system
(i) Arteries
(ii) Veins
(4 marks)
Explain how water is transported in the xylem vessels
(6 marks)

(a)

Write a balanced chemical equation for aerobic respiration

(b)

With the aid of a simple diagram, explain how air enter the human body
and reaches the lungs
(5 marks)

Muhamad Nabeel Uddin

(5 marks)