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WorksheetsBlood Biology
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following blood components provide the major defense for our bodies against invading bacteria and viruses?
white blood cells
red blood cells
erythrocyte
platelets
Most of the volume of normal human blood is composed of:
white blood cells
red blood cells
plasma
hemoglobin
Plasma is
67% of the blood
55% of the blood
42% of the blood
100% of the blood
Red blood cells contain a protein called-------------------
hemoglobin
DNA
RNA
protein
Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood
Platelets
Lymph
Plasma
White Blood Cells
Contains hemoglobin, supplies body with oxygen
Plasma
Platelet
White Blood Cell
Red Blood Cell
Fight bacteria and viruses by entering infected tissue, destroying bacteria/viruses and absorb dead blood cells
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
The liquid part of blood made of mostly water; nutrients, minerals and oxygen are dissolved
Marrow
Plasma
Proteins
Urea
Red blood cells have a nucleus.
True
False
Where are red blood cells produced?
Bone Marrow
Heart
Lungs
Brain
What is the most common blood type in the U.S.?
A
B
AB
O
What is the rarest blood type in the U.S.?
A
B
AB
O
What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?
To transport oxygen around the body.
To carry dissolved sugars.
To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.
To release antibodies to help destroy infections.
What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?
To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.
To release antibodies to fight infections.
To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.
To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.
How much blood does an adult have?
5 liters
10 liters
8 liters
20 liters
What are the most common blood cells?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
plasma
What can happen if you receive the wrong blood type?
It changes your blood type.
You might need new white blood cells.
your cells will clump together and you could die.
You will get too much oxygen.
Chemicals in red blood cells that determine blood type.
antigens
antibodies
infections
inflammation
Red blood cells will do this if they encounter the wrong antibodies...
swell
agglutinate
dehydrate
no reaction will occur
Someone with Type A blood also has...
Type A antibodies
Type B antibodies
both Type A & B antibodies
neither Type A nor B antibodies
Someone with both Type A & B antibodies is which blood type?
A
B
AB
O
Someone with Type A blood has...
A antigens
A antibodies
B antigens
A & B antigens
A substance on the surface of red blood cells that can trigger the production of antibodies
agglutinates
antigens
anemia
Rh Factor
Proteins produced by the immune system that destroy foreign substances...
antigens
agglutinates
platelets
antibodies
This determines whether a person's blood type is positive or negative...
Rh factor
platelets
D antibodies
plasma
Someone with Type AB blood has...
Both A & B antibodies
No antibodies
only A antigens
only B antigens
The proteins found on the surface of RBCs that allow us to type blood as A, B, O or AB are called
antigens
antibodies
aggluntates
Rh factors
What is produced by your body in response to foreign antigens, such as the wrong type of blood?
agglutinates
clotting factors
phagocytes
antibodies
What is the reaction between antigens and antibodies that allow you to determine blood type?
clotting
agglutination
aggregation
antibody production
I am the largest (in size) blood component and have a nucleus.
