What is the main difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
Respiration and Gas Exchange Checkpoint

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Aerobic respiration releases energy in the presence of oxygen, while anaerobic respiration releases energy without oxygen.
Anaerobic respiration releases energy in the presence of oxygen, while aerobic respiration requires glucose.
Both aerobic and anaerobic respiration release energy using only glucose.
Aerobic respiration releases energy and produces lactic acid, while anaerobic respiration releases energy and produces carbon dioxide.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role do the intercostal muscles play during inspiration?
They contract, lifting the ribs up and out, increasing chest cavity volume.
They help to remove carbon dioxide from the lungs.
They relax, allowing the ribs to move down and in.
They contract only when the diaphragm relaxes.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements about the alveoli is true?
Alveoli are not supplied with blood; gas exchange occurs in the trachea.
Alveoli have thick walls to prevent gas exchange.
Alveoli have a large surface area to facilitate gas exchange.
Alveoli only allow carbon dioxide to diffuse into the blood.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to lactic acid after anaerobic respiration?
It must be broken down using oxygen, creating an oxygen debt.
It is expelled from the body through the lungs.
It is immediately converted into glucose.
It is stored in the muscles indefinitely.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During expiration, what happens to the diaphragm?
It contracts and flattens to push air out of the lungs.
It pushes against the ribs to force air out.
It relaxes and domes upward, decreasing the chest cavity volume.
It remains unchanged throughout the breathing process.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do germinating peas release heat during respiration?
They absorb heat from the environment.
They are using energy from sunlight.
They release energy as heat through metabolic processes.
They only release heat when boiled.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary function of the respiratory system?
To absorb nutrients from food.
To produce lactic acid during anaerobic respiration.
To obtain oxygen for aerobic respiration and remove carbon dioxide.
To cool the body through evaporation.
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