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blood

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

2.

What carries oxygen around the body?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

White Blood Cells

3.

What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?

a)

Haemoglobin

b)

Glucose

c)

Hormones

d)

Oxygen

4.

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

a)

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

b)

To transport oxygen to the muscles

c)

To carry dissolved sugars.

d)

To produce antibodies

5.

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

a)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

b)

To transport oxygen around the body.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To transport oxygen around the body.

6.

What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

b)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

7.

What is plasma?

a)

only white blood cells

b)

only red blood cells

c)

fluid part of blood

d)

hemoglobin

8.
What part of blood carries hemoglobin?
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platlets
d)
White blood cells
9.
The lack of sufficient red blood cells in the blood system is called
a)
cyanosis
b)
anemia
c)
hemochromatosis
d)
hypoxia
10.
What is the function of hemoglobin?
a)
to carry iron
b)
to carry wastes
c)
to carry oxygen
d)
to produce oxygen
11.
Blood becomes bright red in color because of the
a)
amount of folic acid present
b)
amount of hemoglobin present
c)
amount of oxygen present
d)
amount of iron present
12.
Sickle cell anemia is caused by 
a)
a lack of red blood cells
b)
a genetic abnormality in the amino acids
c)
lack of available oxygen
d)
too much iron in the circulatory system
13.
The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can
a)
fit through capillaries easily
b)
exchange gasses more quickly
c)
hold additional hemoglobin
d)
reproduce quicker
14.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
15.
The three steps of hemostasis are:
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation
a)
platelet plug formation
b)
agglutination
c)
dilation
d)
erythropoieten formation
16.
Red blood cells are
a)
thrombocytes
b)
neutrophils
c)
monocytes
d)
erthryocytes
17.
The liquid portion of the blood is
a)
leukocytes
b)
erthryocytes
c)
plasma
d)
thrombin
18.
The process of stopping bleeding
a)
homeostasis
b)
hemostasis
c)
phagocytosis
d)
dermatographia
19.
Which blood type can receive any other blood type?
a)
Type-A
b)
Type-B
c)
Type-O
d)
Type-AB
20.
What blood type is the "universal donor" because it can be donated to anyone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
21.
If a red blood cell has antigen A on its surface, what is its blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
22.
If a red blood cell has no antigens on its surface, what is its blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
23.

How much blood does an adult have?

a)

5 liters

b)

10 liters

c)

8 liters

d)

20 liters

24.

State the chemical nature of hemoglobin

a)

Lipid

b)

Polysaccharide

c)

Polypeptide

d)

Triglyceride

25.

Refers to the nature of blood plasma

a)

Consists mostly of water

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Hydrophobic

d)

Consists of solid particles such as blood cells

26.

This best describes positive cooperativity of hemoglobin

a)

As 1 O2 binds to a heme group, it causes a sudden shift of polarity, attracting more O2

b)

As 1 O2 binds to a heme group, a conformational change occurs, making it more likely for additional O2 to bind

c)

As 1 O2 binds to a heme group, hemoglobin becomes slightly less hydrophilic

d)

As 1 O2 binds to a globin group, the binding site of O2 within the molecule becomes more exposed

27.

What explains the steep slope of the curve?

a)

Binding of O2 within the heme groups

b)

O2 loading into hemoglobin

c)

Unloading of O2 from hemoglobin

d)

Positive cooperativity

28.

Assume the biomolecule pictured in the illustration is normal. "C" (rectangular discs) represent _________.

a)

Hemoglobin S

b)

Heme

c)

Iron (Fe)

d)

Beta-Chains

e)

Hemoglobin

29.

Hemoglobin is made up of ___ protein chains.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

e)

8

30.

1 Hemoglobin can carry ___ molecules of oxygen.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

e)

8

31.

This part of hemoglobin is responsible for binding oxygen.

a)

Hemoglobin S

b)

Heme

c)

Iron (Fe)

d)

Beta-Chains

e)

Hemoglobin

32.

A normal RBC is ____.

a)

Disc-Shaped, Biconcave

b)

Cresent-Shaped, Sickle-Shaped

c)

Globular

d)

Flexible

e)

Clumped (Fibrous)

33.

Which of the following is true of a normal adult hemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve?


I. it is sigmoidal

II. it is easier for the last O2 to bind than the second and third

III. at lower partial pressures of oxygen, hemoglobin has a lower affinity for oxygen

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

34.

With reference to the graph, which of the areas represent the percentage saturation in a resting muscle tissue?

a)

A and C

b)

A alone

c)

B and C

d)

B alone

35.

Which of the following is true about percentage saturation of blood in region C

a)

That is the percentage saturation of blood that is entering the lungs

b)

That is the percentage saturation of blood leaving the lungs

c)

That is the percentage saturation of the alveolar air space

d)

That is the percentage saturation of the plasma

36.

Using the graph, what does graph A represent?

a)

graph of fetal haemoglobin

b)

graph of sickle celled haemoglobin

c)

graph of adult haemoglobin

d)

graph of denatured haemoglobin

37.

Which statement truly represents the difference between the two curves?

a)

Curve A represents an haemoglobin that has higher affinity for oxygen at all partial pressures of oxygen

b)

Curve A represents a curve that has higher affinity for haemobloby at only at low partial pressures of oxygen

c)

Curve A represents haemoglobin that will readily release oxygen at all partial pressures

d)

Curve A represents haemoglobin that will not readily bind to oxygen even at high partial pressure of oxygen

38.

Which of the following statements is true from the curve?

a)

any decrease in partial pressure will always cause curve A's haemoglobin to release more oxygen

b)

any decrease in partial pressure will always cause curve B's haemoglobin to release more oxygen

c)

any decrease in partial pressure will only cause curve A's haemoglobin to release more oxygen at low partial pressures of oxygen

d)

any decrease in partial pressure will only cause curve A's haemoglobin to release more oxygen at high partial pressures of oxygen

39.

When you damage a blood vessel what is the first thing that happens?

a)

Vasoconstriction

b)

Platelet plug formation

c)

Coagulation

d)

Release of extra Leukocytes

40.

Which blood type has both A and B antibodies?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

41.

What color is your blood without oxygen?

a)

Dark Red

b)

Blue

c)

Scarlet Red

d)

Magenta

42.

An inherited condition in which erythrocytes rupture or are destroyed at a faster rate than is normal is known as ____.

a)

aplastic anemia

b)

sickle-cell anemia

c)

iron-deficiency anemia

d)

hemolytic anemia

43.

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is

a)

90 days

b)

120 days

c)

360 days

d)

24 hours

44.

a hormone that controls the homeostasis mechanism of RBC production

a)

erythropoietin

b)

thymopoietin

c)

vasopressin

d)

estradiol

45.

Which ions must be present for thromboplastin to work?

a)

Na+

b)

Cl-

c)

Ca2+

d)

H+

46.

Thrombin is an enzyme that converts fibrin to fibrinogen

a)

True

b)

False

47.

What is the role of fibrin in blood clotting?

a)

acts as an enzyme

b)

forms a mesh of fibres to cover the wound

c)

causes smooth muscles in blood vessels to contract

d)

starts off the whole process

48.

What is this blood type?

a)

A+

b)

AB+

c)

AB-

d)

A-

49.

What is the blood type?

a)

O+

b)

B+

c)

AB-

d)

AB+

50.

What is the blood type?

a)

O-

b)

O+

c)

Not Valid

d)

AB+

51.
Someone with type A+ blood has which antibodies?
a)
Anti-A
b)
Anti-B
c)
Anti-Rh
d)
No antibodies
52.
In which row of the chart would agglutination most likely occur?
a)
Row 1
b)
Row 2
c)
Row 3
d)
Row 4
53.

Using the diagram to determine the blood type

a)

Type A

b)

Type B

c)

Type AB

d)

Type Z - for Zebra this blood is from a zoo

54.
What cells have NO nucleus?
a)
Leaf cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Red blood cells
d)
egg cells
55.

What is the reason for a RBC to eject mitochondria

a)

Without the mitochondria, the Red blood cells will be able to clot

b)

If the RBC's had mitochondria, they would consume the Oxygen the RBC are carrying

c)

If the blood cells had mitochondria, the RBC's cannot form hemoglobin

d)

Without the mitochondria, the RBC's are about the be the right shape.