Answers to AQA GCSE Lungs (Biology)

Practice Questions

1. Using the diagram below label each of the numbered parts.

Labelling gas exchange system queston

1.Trachea

2. Bronchiole

3. Intercostal muscle

4. Rib

5. Lung

6. Bronchus

7. Alveolus

8. Diaphragm

2. State 3 ways that the alveoli are adapted for gas exchange

1.Alveoli provide a large surface area for gas exchange to occur

2. Alveoli have thin walls, short diffusion distance

3. Ventilation will replenish the air in the lungs, maintaining the concentration gradient.

4. Good blood supply brings deoxygenated blood and removes oxygenated blood. This maintains concentration gradient.