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WorksheetsBlood Leaving Cert
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of tissue is blood?
a)
Connective
b)
Epithelial
c)
Dermal
d)
Nervous
2.
Name two functions of blood other than transport.
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3.
Which of the following are components of blood?
a)
Plasma
b)
Calcium
c)
Platelets
d)
Bone Marrow
4.
What is the liquid component of blood?
a)
Plasma
b)
Platelets
c)
White Blood Cells
d)
Red Blood Cells
5.
What is the function of plasma?
a)
Carries blood cells, platelets and dissolved substances
b)
Carries oxygen
c)
Fight infection
d)
Clots blood
6.
How is carbon dioxide transported in the blood?
a)
Dissolved in plasma
b)
Carried in red blood cells
c)
Carried in white blood cells
d)
Carried by platelets
7.
What is the function of platelets?
a)
Carries blood cells, platelets and dissolved substances
b)
Carries oxygen
c)
Fight infection
d)
Clots blood
8.
What is the alternative name for white blood cells?
a)
Immuno
b)
Leucocytes
c)
Pale Platelets
d)
Pulmonary cells
9.
What is the function of white blood cells?
a)
Carries blood cells, platelets and dissolved substances
b)
Carries oxygen
c)
Fight infection
d)
Clots blood
10.
What are the two types of white blood cells?
a)
Monocytes
b)
Immunocytes
c)
Lymphocytes
d)
Haemoglobin
11.
How do monocytes fight infection?
a)
Ingest any pathogen
b)
Ingest specific pathogens
c)
Produce antibodies for any pathogen
d)
Produce antibodies for specific pathogens
12.
How do lymphocytes fight infection?
a)
Ingest any pathogen
b)
Ingest specific pathogens
c)
Produce antibodies for any pathogen
d)
Produce antibodies for specific pathogens
13.
What is the function of red blood cells?
a)
Carries blood cells, platelets and dissolved substances
b)
Carries oxygen
c)
Fight infection
d)
Clots blood
14.
What is the shape of red blood cells?
a)
Sphere
b)
Globular
c)
Biconcave disc
d)
Biconvex disc
15.
What pigment is found in red blood cells?
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Iron
c)
Haemoglobin
d)
Melanin
16.
What colour is haemoglobin?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
17.
What mineral is needed for haemoglobin production?
a)
Iron
b)
Calcium
c)
Magnesium
d)
Cellulose
18.
Which of the following are red blood cells missing?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
19.
How does oxygen enter red blood cells?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
It dissolves
20.
Where does oxygen enter red blood cells from?
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Skin
21.
Definiciency in iron causes…
(a)
22.
Which of the following are blood types?
a)
A
b)
ABO
c)
AB
d)
O
e)
C
23.
Which of the following is a universal donor?
a)
A
b)
AB
c)
B
d)
O
24.
Which of the following is a universal recipient?
a)
A
b)
AB
c)
B
d)
O
25.
Why are certain blood types not compatible?
a)
They cannot dissolve
b)
They produce incompatible antibodies
c)
They have incompatible monocytes
d)
They filter each other
26.
If the Rhesus factor is present then the blood type will be….
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
A
d)
AB
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