Assertion : Forceful expiration occurs through expiratory muscles.
Reason : Expiratory muscles expires quickly.
Assertion : Vital capacity is higher in athletes than non-athletes.
Reason : Vital capacity is about 3.5-4.5 litres in a normal adult person.
Assertion : Gill-lamellae in aquatic animals help in exchange of gases
Reason : Each gill lamella carries many blood capillaries.
| Assertion : | In mammals, complex respiratory system has developed. |
| Reason : | Mammalian skin is impermeable to gases. |
| Assertion: | Insects develop a complex system of air tubes called trachea for respiratory purpose. |
| Reason: | Exchange through body surface is not possible in insects. |
Assertion : Abdominal muscles is related with respiration in animals.
Reason : Relaxation of abdominal muscles draws in air.
Assertion : Aerobic respiration involves the exchange of respiratory gases twice.
Reason : Exchange occurs from lung to heart and then heart to lung.
| Assertion : | Blood of insects is colourless |
| Reason : | The blood of insect does not play any role in transport of oxygen. |
Given below are two statements:
| Assertion (A): | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) originated in China. |
| Reason (R): | China is the most populated country of the world |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
How many of the following invertebrates exchange O2 with CO2 by simple diffusion
(Sponges, Coelenterates, flatworms, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Pisces,)
1. 6
2. 5
3. 4
4. 3