Practice Quiz - Blood Basics

What makes up around 55% (the majority) of any hematocrit volume of blood?

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

Which of the following formed elements transports oxygen to body cells?

• Plasma

• Erythrocytes

• Platelets

• Leukocytes

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

• To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.

• To transport oxygen to the muscles

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To produce antibodies

What is the function (job) of the formed elements known as Leukocytes?

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

• to help destroy infections.

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

• To release antibodies to fight infections.

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

What is blood made of?

• oxygen and plasma

• red blood cells and white blood cells

• plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

• plasma and platelets

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is plasma?

• only white blood cells

• only red blood cells

• fluid part of blood

• hemoglobin

Which of the following cells makes up the majority of the formed elements part of blood?

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

• platelets

• plasma

What attaches to oxygen as you breathe and carries oxygen on red blood cells?

• plasma

• hemoglobin

• platelets

• bone marrow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Oxygenated blood is _________ in color and low oxygenated blood is ________ in color.

• scarlet; dark red

• dark red; scarlet

• red; blue

• blue; red