Sickle Cell Disease Complications

What is the function of the plasma?

• Circulate blood cells
• regulate blood pressure
• maintain body temperature
• ALL CHOICES

What is the function of the red blood cells?

• carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
• fight infection
• circulates cells and maintains blood pressure and body temperature
• stops bleeding by clumping and clotting

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

What is the function of the white blood cells?

• carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
• protect against infection and foreign invaders
• circulates cells and maintains blood pressure and body temperature
• stops bleeding by clumping and clotting

Hemoglobin is a _______.

• protein
• parasite
• plasma

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The observable properties of an organism

• Allele
• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Gene

How many chromosomes are in a Human diploid cell?

• 23
• 46
• 48
• 28

Which genotype represents a sickle cell carrier? (Remember it is recessive)

• SS
• ss
• Ss

What is the probability that the child will be a carrier for sickle cell disease?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What is the probability that the child will be a carrier?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

How many copies of the sickle cell gene are needed for a person to have the disorder?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3