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Question 11 Mark
What happens in the process of exhalation?
Answer
During exhalation ribs move down and inward and diaphragm moves up to its former position, this reduces the size of chest cavity and air is pushed out of the lungs.
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Question 21 Mark
Pick the odd-one-out from each of the groups given below on the basis of respiratory organs. Give reason for your answer. Crocodile, whale, dolphin, fish.
Answer
Fish is the odd one, as most fish breathe through their gills and do not have lungs.
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Question 31 Mark
Why we should cover our nose while sneezing?
Answer
We should cover our nose while sneezing, so that the foreign particles expelled during sneezing did not get inhaled by other persons.
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Question 41 Mark
A part from stomata another structure is used by plants to respire. Name that structure.
Answer
Lenticels.
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Question 61 Mark
Why does a fish die when kept outside water, even though there is oxygen in the surrounding air?
Answer
When fish is kept outside water, the gills become dry and stick to each other. Thus, gas exchange cannot occur.
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Question 71 Mark
What happens when we inhale air? in exhaled air.
Answer
During inhalation ribs move up and outwards and diaphragm moves down, because of this movement space in our chest cavity increases and air ruses into the lungs.
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Question 81 Mark
Fill in the blank with suitable word. Diaphragm forms the __________ of the chest cavity.
Answer
Diaphragm forms the of floor the chest cavity.
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Question 91 Mark
What is the difference between cellular respiration and internal respiration?
Answer
Both cellular and internal respirations are the same processes.
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Question 101 Mark
How does exchange of gases take place in the plants?
Answer
Exchange of gases in plants takes place through the pores in the leaves called stomata.
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Question 121 Mark
How does the exchange of gases occur in breathing?
Answer
When we inhale air it passes through our nostrils to nasal cavity. From nasal cavity the air reaches our lungs. The exhaled air follows same route to go out. Breathing in and out involves the movement of the diaphragm and the rib cage.
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Question 131 Mark
Why we feel hungry after a physical activity?
Answer
During a physical activity we need more energy. Whenever a person needs extra energy he/ she breathes faster. As a result, more oxygen is supplied to our cells. It speeds up the breakdown of food and more energy is released. Due to rapid breakdown of food we feel hungry.
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Question 141 Mark
Why we should eat regularly?
Answer
The food has stored energy which is released during respiration, thus we should eat regularly.
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Question 151 Mark
Our nostrils has hair and mucous. What is the need to have them in our nasal cavity?
Answer
Our nostrils possess hairs and mucous lining. These help in preventing dirt, dust and germs from entering our respiratory system.
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Question 171 Mark
Pick the odd-one-out from each of the groups given below on the basis of respiratory organs. Give reason for your answer. Lizard, cow, earthworm, snake.
Answer
Earthworm is the odd one, because it breathes through its skin and it does not have lungs.
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Question 181 Mark
When oxygen enters our body it combines with haemoglobin to form a new substance. What is that new product.
Answer
Oxyhaemoglobin.
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Question 191 Mark
In some animals, exchange of gases takes place through its thin and moist skin. Name one such animal.
Answer
Earthworm is an animal where exchange of gases during breathing or respiration takes place through its thin and moist skin.
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Question 201 Mark
Floor of chest cavity refers to which organ of respiration?
Answer
Diaphragm is known as the floor of chest cavity.
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Question 211 Mark
What is the total percentage of oxygen and carbon dioxide in inhaled air and exhaled air?
Answer
The percentage of oxygen and carbon dioxide in inhaled air is $21\%$ and $0.04\%$ respectively and the percentage of oxygen and carbon dioxide in exhaled air is $16.4\%$ and $4.4%$ respectively.
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Question 221 Mark
How respiration does occur in plants?
Answer
In plants the roots take in air present in soil, leaves have tiny pores called stomata that help in exchange of gases. The breakdown of glucose in the plant cells is similar to that in other living beings.
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Question 231 Mark
What happens to your breathing rate when you:
  • Exercise.
  • Go to sleep.
Answer
The breathing rate during exercise is increased while during sleep it goes down.
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Question 241 Mark
Fill in the blank with suitable word.
Cockroaches breathe with the help of air tubes called _________.
Answer
Cockroaches breathe with the help of air tubes called tracheae.
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Question 251 Mark
Explain respiration in plants.
Answer
In plants, air from the atmosphere is taken in through stomata. The carbon dioxide in the air is utilised in the process of photosynthesis by the chloroplasts and oxygen is released out through stomata.
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Question 261 Mark
Why mountaineers carry oxygen with them?
Answer
Mountaineers carry oxygen with them because the amount of air available to a person is less than that available on the ground.
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Question 271 Mark
A food stall owner was preparing dough for making bhaturas. He added a pinch of yeast and sugar to the dough and left it in a warm place. After few hours, the dough had risen. There was a sour smell too.
Why did the dough rise?
Answer
The dough rose due to the release of carbon dioxide during anaerobic respiration by the yeast.
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Question 281 Mark
Why human breathing mechanism is called tidal breathing?
Answer
Human breathing mechanism is called tidal breathing because air comes in and out using the same path.
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Question 301 Mark
Certain small pores are present on the surface of plant through which gaseous exchange occurs. Identify these pores?
Answer
Stomata are the tiny pores that are present on the surface of plant through which gaseous exchange occurs.
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Question 341 Mark
Mark $‘T’$ if the statement is true and $‘F’$ if it is false:
The fishes have lungs for respiration. $(T/ F)$
Answer
False.
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Question 351 Mark
On a very cold morning, Boojho and Paheli were talking with each other as they walked down to their school. They observed that the air coming out of their mouth looked like smoke. They were amused and wondered how it happened. Help them find the answer.
Answer
On a cold day, the warm and moist air exhaled by us condenses into mist, when it comes in contact with the cold air of the atmosphere. This looks like white smoke.
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Question 361 Mark
Mark $‘T’$ if the statement is true and $‘F’$ if it is false: Frogs breathe through their skins as well as their lungs. $(T/ F)$
Answer
True.
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Question 371 Mark
Fill in the blank with suitable word. Exchange of gases in the leaves takes place with the help of _______.
Answer
Exchange of gases in the leaves takes place with the help of stomata.
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Question 401 Mark
Which gas present in air is essential for aerobic respiration? What is the role of this gas during respiration?
Answer
  • Oxygen present in air is essential for aerobic respiration.
  • Oxygen breaks down food and releases energy during respiration.
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Question 411 Mark
Respiration is a continous process. What is the need for it to be continuous rather than being like photosynthesis?
Answer
Process of respiration yields energy which is required to perform a variety of routine activities. Thus, it needs to be a continuous process.
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Question 441 Mark
Mark $‘T’$ if the statement is true and $‘F’$ if it is false: Plants carry out photosynthesis only during the day and respiration only at night. $(T/ F)$
Answer
False.
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Question 461 Mark
Explain cellular respiration.
Answer
The process of braeakdown of food in the cell with the release of energy is called cellular respiration.
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Question 471 Mark
Paheli participated in a 400m race competition held at her school and won the race. When she came home she had mixed feelings of joy and pain as she had cramps in her leg muscles. After a massage she was relieved of the pain. Answer the following questions related to the situation. What can be the possible reasons for the pain in her legs?
Answer
The pain in her legs could be because of the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles. During heavy exercise or running, etc., the muscle cells respire anaerobically and produce lactic acid.
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Question 481 Mark
Insects have a special organ present to carry out respiration. What is that organ called?
Answer
Insects possess special organ called spiracles for respiration.
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Question 491 Mark
How does exchange of gases take place in unicellular and smaller multicellular animals?
Answer
By diffusion.
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Question 501 Mark
Write short notes on gills.
Answer
Gills in fish help them to use oxygen dissolved in water and thus, help them in breathing. Gills are projections of their skin. These are well supplied with blood vessels for exchange of gases.
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