ATAR 11 Human Biology - Chapter 4 and 5

The building blocks of carbohydrates are...

• Monosaccharides

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty acids and glycerol

The building blocks of proteins are...

• Monosaccharides

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty acids and glycerol

The building blocks of nucleic acids are...

• Monosaccharides

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty acids and glycerol

The building blocks of lipids are...

• Monosaccharides

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty acids and glycerol

Important functions is blood are

• Transporting oxygen and nutrients to all cells.

• Transporting carbon dioxide and waste products away from cells

• Maintaining the pH of body fluids

• Distributing heat and maintaining body temperature

True of false: Plasma makes up over 50% of the volume of the blood.

• True

• False

True of false: Erythrocytes are red blood cells.

• True

• False

True of false: Another word for platelets is thrombocytes.

• True

• False

What word is used to refer to the ratio of red blood cells compared to the rest of the blood.

• Haemoglobin

• Haematocrit

The shape of red blood cells is described as ...

• Elliptical

• Spherical

• Biconcave

• Oval