MCQs Chapter # 10 [Gaseous Exchange]

 Choose the best option for each of the following statement.

i.                   The exchange of gases in plants can occur through:

a.      Root

b.     Stem

c.      Stomata

d.     All of these


ii.                Respiratory surface possesses following property(ies):

a.      Thin and wet

b.     Very large

c.      Permeable

d.     All of these


iii.             Which of the following(s) is/are related to respiration?

a.      Catabolic process

b.     Release oxygen gas

c.      Chlorophyll is required

d.     Occurs only in day time.


iv.              Guard cells have:

a.      Thin outer wall

b.     Thick inner wall

c.      Elasticity

d.     All of these


v.                 The amount of molecular oxygen in air is about 21% but in water, it is:

a.      5%

b.     10%

c.      15%

d.     25%


vi.              The total respiratory surface area of human is almost                         times to the size of human body.

a.      5

b.     10

c.      15

d.     20


vii.           Pleural membrane is the protective membrane of:

a.      Kidneys

b.     Heart

c.      Brain

d.     Lungs


viii.        There is a lid like cover in the opening of larynx, called:

a.      Glottis

b.     Epiglottis

c.      Pharynx

d.     Trachea


ix.               The composition of Nitrogen in air is:

a.      21%

b.     0.03%

c.      78%

d.     None of these


x.                  The air we breathe in, consists of mainly:

a.      Oxygen

b.     Carbon dioxide

c.      Nitrogen

d.   Other gases