Class 11 Important Questions for Biology – Breathing and Exchange of Gases
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Biology Important Questions Class 11 are given below.
Multiple Choice Questions
- Respiration in insects is called direct because
- a. The tissues exchange O2 / CO2 directly with the air in the tubes
- b. The tissues exchange O2 / CO2 directly with coelomic fluid
- c. The tissues exchange O2 / CO2 directly with the air outside through body surface
- d. Tracheal tubes exchange O2 / CO2 directly with the haemocoel which then exchange with tissues
- Regarding the functions of our respiratory system, mark the wrong entry.
- a. Humidifies the air
- b. Warms up the air
- c. Diffusion of gases
- d. Cleans up the air
- A person suffers punctures in his chest cavity in an accident, without any damage to the lungs its effect could be
- a. Reduced breathing rate
- b. Rapid increase in breathing rate
- c. No change in respiration
- d. Cessation of breathing
- It is known that exposure to carbon monoxide is harmful to animals because
- a. It reduces CO2 transport
- b. It reduces O2 transport
- c. It increases CO2 transport
- d. It destroys hemoglobin
- Mark the true statement among the following with reference to normal breathing
- a. Inspiration is a passive process where as expiration is active
- b. Inspiration is a active process where as expiration is passive
- c. Inspiration and expiration are active processes
- d. Inspiration and expiration are passive processes
- A person breathes in some volume of air by forced inspiration after having a forced expiration. This quantity of air taken in is
- a. Total lung capacity
- b. Tidal volume
- c. Vital capacity
- d. Inspiratory capacity
- Mark the incorrect statement in context to O2 binding to Hb
- a. Higher pH
- b. Lower temperature
- c. Lower pCO2
- d. Higher PO2
- Mark the correct pair of muscles involved in the normal breathing in humans
- a. External and internal intercostal muscles
- b. Diaphragm and abdominal muscles
- c. Diaphragm and external intercostal muscles
- d. Diaphragm and internal intercostal muscles
- Incidence of Emphysema – a respiratory disorder is high in cigarette smokers. In such cases
- a. The bronchioles are found damaged
- b. The alveolar walls are found damaged
- c. The plasma membrane is found damaged
- d. The respiratory muscles are found damaged
- Respiratory process is regulated by certain specialized centres in the brain. One of the following listed centres can reduce the inspiratory duration upon stimulation
- a. Medullary inspiratory centre
- b. Pneumotaxic centre
- c. Apneustic centre
- d. Chemosensitive centre
- CO2 dissociates from carbamino haemoglobin when
- a. pCO2 is high & pO2 is low
- b. pO2 is high and pCO2 is low
- c. pCO2 and pO2 are equal
- d. None of the above
- In breathing movements, air volume can be estimated by
- a. Stethoscope
- b. Hygrometer
- c. Sphygmomanometer
- d. Spirometer
- Identify the correct and incorrect match about respiratory volume and capacities and mark the correct answer
i. Inspiratory capacity (IC) = Tidal Volume + Residual Volume
ii. Vital Capacity (VC) = Tidal Volume (TV) + Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV) + Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV).
iii. Residual Volume (RV) = V ital Capacity (VC) – Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
iv. Tidal Volume (TV) = Inspiratory Capacity (IC) – Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
Options:- a. (i) Incorrect, (ii) Incorrect, (iii) Incorrect, (iv) Correct
- b. (i) Incorrect, (ii) Correct, (iii) Incorrect, (iv) Correct
- c. (i) Correct, (ii) Correct, (iii) Incorrect, (iv) Correct
- d. (i) Correct, (ii) Incorrect, (iii) Correct, (iv) Incorrect
- The oxygen – haemoglobin dissociation curve will show a right shift in case of
- a. High pCO2
- b. High pO2
- c. Low pCO2
- d. Less H+ concentration
- Match the following and mark the correct options
Options:- a. A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
- b. A-i, B-iv, C-ii, D-iii
- c. A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv
- d. A-i, B-ii, C-i.v, D-iii
Very Short Answer Type Questions
- Define the following terms?
- a. Tidal volume
- b. Residual volume
- c. Asthma
- A fluid filled double membranous layer surrounds the lungs. Name it and mention its important function.
- Name the primary site of exchange of gases in our body?
- Cigarette smoking causes emphysema. Give reason.
- What is the amount of O2 supplied to tissues through every 100 ml. of oxygenated blood under normal physiological conditions?
- A major percentage (97%) of O2 is transported by RBCs in the blood. How does the remaining percentage (3%) of O2 transported?
- Arrange the following terms based on their volumes in an ascending order
- a. Tidal Volume (TV)
- b. Residual Volume (RV)
- c. Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
- d. Expiratory Capacity (EC)
- Complete the missing terms
- a. Inspiratory Capacity (IC) = _____ +IRV
- b. ___________________ = TV + ERV
- c. Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) = ERV + ____
- Name the organs of respiration in the following organisms:
- Name the important parts involved in creating a pressure gradient between lungs and the atmosphere during normal respiration.
Short Answer Type Questions
- State the different modes of CO2 transport in blood.
- Compared to O2, diffusion rate of CO2 through the diffusion membrane per unit difference in partial pressure is much higher. Explain.
- For completion of respiration process, write the given steps in sequential manner
- a. Diffusion of gases (O2 and CO2) across alveolar membrane.
- b. Transport of gases by blood.
- c. Utilisation of O2 by the cells for catabolic reactions and resultant release of CO2.
- d. Pulmonary ventilation by which atmospheric air is drawn in and CO2 rich alveolar air is released out.
- e. Diffusion of O2 and CO2between blood and tissues.
- Differentiate between
- a. Inspiratory and expiratory reserve volume
- b. Vital capacity and total lung capacity
- c. Emphysema and occupational respiratory disorder
Long Answer Type Questions
- Explain the transport of O2 and CO2 between alveoli and tissue with diagram.
- Explain the mechanism of breathing with neat labelled sketches.
- Explain the role of neural system in regulation of respiration.
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Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
| 1- d; | 2- d; | 3- d; | 4- d; | 5- b; | 6- a; |
| 7- d; | 8- d; | 9- b; | 10- b; | 11- b; | 12- d; |
| 13 -b; | 14- b; | 15 -b |
Class 11 Important Questions for Biology all topics
Biology Important Questions Class 11 are given below chapter wise.
- The Living World
- Biological Classification
- Plant Kindom
- Animal Kingdom
- Morphology of Flowering Plants
- Anatomy of Flowering Plants
- Structural Organisation in Animals
- Cell: The Unit of Life
- Biomolecules
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division
- Transport in Plants
- Mineral Nutrition
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
- Respiration in Plants
- Plant Growth and Development
- Digestion and Absorption
- Breathing and Exchange of Gases
- Body Fluids and Circulation
- Excretory Products and their Elimination
- Locomotion and Movement
- Neural Control and Coordination
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
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