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Nature & science · Age 11 · Quarter 2 – Cells, Microscopes & Deeper Life Processes

Linking Breathing and Respiration – The Full Picture

Connect the breathing process in the lungs to the cellular respiration happening inside cells.

Module

Quarter 2 – Cells, Microscopes & Deeper Life Processes

Age

Age 11

Duration

10 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    Why do we need to breathe in order to carry out cellular respiration?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    Carbon dioxide produced by cellular respiration in cells must be removed. How does it leave the body?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    Which statement best shows the link between breathing and cellular respiration?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    If a person stops breathing, cellular respiration in their cells would eventually stop because cells would run out of oxygen.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each step to whether it is part of breathing or cellular respiration.

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