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Topic 9: Transport in Animal

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which diagram shows the human double circulatory system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

How often must a blood cell in the renal artery pass through the heart before it again reaches the renal artery?

a)

once

b)

twice

c)

three times

d)

four times

3.

Which type of cell is found in the greatest numbers in blood?

a)

Red blood cell

b)

White blood cell

c)

Platelets

d)

Protein

4.

What happens to breathing and heart rate during exercise?

a)

Breathing rate increases and heart rate decreases

b)

They both increase

c)

They both decrease

5.

Why is the left wall of the heart have a thicker layer of muscle than the right side?

a)

To stop the blood flowing backwards

b)

To push the blood with more force at high pressure so it goes to all body cells.

c)

To push the blood at high pressure to the lungs.

6.

What do platelets do?

a)

They stick together and make fibres that make scabs (blood clots) that stop pathogens entering the blood or stop you bleeding to death.

b)

They form your immune system and destroy pathogens.

c)

They carry oxygen around the body attached to haemoglobin.

7.

What other names are given to red blood cells and also white blood cells?

a)

Lymphocytes (red blood cells) and phagocytes and erythrocytes (white blood cells).

b)

Erythrocytes (red blood cells) and phagocytes and lymphocytes (white blood cells).

c)

Phagocyctes (red blood cells) and lymphocytes and erythrocytes (white blood cells).

8.

What do phagocytes do?

a)

Engulf (surround) microbes and digest them.

b)

Produce antibodies.

c)

Release a toxin that kills pathogens.

9.

Why do arteries have a thick muscle layer?

a)

To provide energy for the blood vessel.

b)

To prevent the blood flowing backwards.

c)

To help withstand the high pressure blood, also to contract to control blood flow.

10.

List the structures in the circulatory system the blood travels through from vena cava to aorta.

a)

Vena cava, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery,

b)

Vena cava, left atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein lungs, pulmonary artery, right atrium, left ventricle, aorta

c)

Vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta

11.

Why do veins and the heart have valves?

a)

To stop the backflow of blood

b)

To contract to push the blood under high pressure

c)

To cause the pulse

12.

What type of blood vessel surround alveoli and other tissues in the body?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Arteries

c)

Veins

13.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
14.
Which blood vessels carry blood to the heart?
a)
capiliaries
b)
veins
c)
arteries
d)
arterioles
15.
What are the 4 components of blood?
a)
White blood cells, Platelets, bone marrow, and oxygen
b)
Plasma, Platelets, yellow blood cells, and nutrients
c)
Plasma, White blood cells, red blood cells, and Platelets
d)
Platelets, Red blood cells, antigens, and Rh factor
16.
What do capillaries, the smallest blood vessels, do?
a)
Whatever they want.
b)
exchange phone numbers with other cells so they can snap chat
c)
exchange nutrients and oxygen for waste 
d)
break down foods
17.
Which component of blood makes up 1% of the blood?
a)
White blood cells & Platelets
b)
Plasma & Platelets
c)
Plasma & White blood cells
d)
Platelets & Red blood cells
18.
Where does the blood go after it goes into the pulmonary arteries?
a)
lungs
b)
heart
c)
head
d)
hands
19.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
20.
The liquid portion of the blood, that makes up 55% of total blood volume.
a)
leukocytes
b)
erthryocytes
c)
plasma
d)
thrombin