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True or False. Write T if True and if False, underline the word that makes it incorrect and write the
correct answer on the blank.
____________________________ 1. Oxygen and carbon dioxide passes through the
same vessel in our body.
____________________________ 2. Mucus is not good for our body.
____________________________ 3. Air we breathe in is called inhaled or inspired air .
Air we breathe out is called exhaled or expired air.
____________________________ 4. Respiration process produces oxygen.
____________________________ 5. Cancer develops when cells multiply without
control forming a tumor.
____________________________ 6. Tuberculosis, an inflammatory lung disease, is
infectious and incurable.
____________________________ 7. There are 2 types of bronchitis. Acute (Short
Term) and Chronic (Long Term). Acute bronchitis
is a disorder among infants, children and the
elderly. While chronic bronchitis is usually
common among smokers.
____________________________ 8. Most land animals have lungs and breathe through
their nostrils.
____________________________ 9. Fish take in dissolved oxygen from the water
through their gills.
____________________________ 10. Carbon dioxide in the blood of the fish is carried
away as water flows out from the mouth.
____________________________ 11. Bronchitis is the enlargement of the air sacs
usually caused by smoking. Here the tiny air tubes
in the lungs collapse, trapping air in the air sacs.



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Answer Key:
True or False.
1. F - same - different
2. F - not good - mucus is the sticky substance that traps dirt. Too much of mucus is not good.
3. T
4. F - oxygen - Respiration produces energy, carbon dioxide and water. The respiration
process needs oxygen and sugar to produce energy.
5. T
6. F - incurable - curable
7. T
8. T
9. F - gills - mouth
10. F - mouth - from under the gills
11. F - emhpysema