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IGCSE Transport in animals

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which substances are dissolved in human blood plasma?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscle wall?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Before blood in W reaches Z it must

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which blood vessel has a high carbon dioxide concentration, a low oxygen concentration and a high blood pressure?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which part pumps blood to the aorta?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which statement is correct for most veins in the human body?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which component causes the blood to start clotting?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What is the correct order for the stages after stage P?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

What is the correct sequence for blood being pumped from the heart to the lungs?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Why is the circulatory system of mammals described as a double circulation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which substance is transported by haemoglobin?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which component of the blood is not functioning properly?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

In which list do all three blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

In a person with a low platelet level, which process is slower than normal?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which blood vessel contains valves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

When blood is flowing through a vena cava, which main blood vessel will it flow through next?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which heart valves are open and which are closed when blood passes out of the right ventricles towards the lungs?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Which letter on the graph is at a time when the person is doing this exercise?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Which diagram shows the human double circulatory system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which section shows the heart cut through line P-Q?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which two vessels carry blood at the highest pressure?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

What is the name of the blood vessel labelled X?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Which identifies parts P, Q, R and S of the blood?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

What is a function of the human blood system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which blood vessel, if it becomes blocked, could lead directly to a heart attack?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D