
B4.1 & 4.2 Blood and blood vessels
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- Q1Which component of blood carries oxygen around the body?White blood cellsPlasmaRed blood cellsPlatelets30s
- Q2True or False? Red blood cells do NOT have a nucleusTrueFalse30s
- Q3What is the name of the protein inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen?CollagenUreaHaemoglobinPlasma30s
- Q4When haemoglobin binds to oxygen it forms ...CarbaminohaemoglobinhaemoxyglobinCarboxyhaemoglobinOxyhaemoglobin30s
- Q5Which component of blood carries carbon dioxide around the body?PlateletsPlasmaRed blood cellsWhite blood cells30s
- Q6Which component of blood carries glucose and amino acids around the body?Red blood cellsPlasmaPlateletsWhite blood cells30s
- Q7Which component of blood fights pathogens (disease causing microbes)?PlasmaPlateletsWhite blood cellsRed blood cells30s
- Q8Which component of blood causes clotting (leading to the formation of a scab)?White blood cellsRed blood cellsPlateletsPlasma30s
- Q9What is the name given to the unusual shape of red blood cells?Concave sphereBiconvex discOblate spheroidBiconcave disc30s
- Q10How does the unusual shape of red blood cells help them to perform their function?Provides more space for their nucleusEnables them to avoid pathogensHelps them pass out of blood vessels and into surrounding tissueProvides a large 'surface-area : volume ratio', for diffusion30s
- Q11Which type of blood vessel carries blood AWAY from the heart?CapillaryVeinArtery30s
- Q12Which type of blood vessel carries blood BACK to the heart?CapillaryVeinArtery30s
- Q13Which type of blood vessel is where oxygen moves from the blood to the tissues?VeinArteryCapillary30s
- Q14Which type of blood vessel carries blood at a HIGH PRESSURE?ArteryCapillaryVein30s
- Q15Which is the smallest type of blood vessel?CapillaryArteryVein30s