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Blood Basics
Content Area: Growth and Development
Level: Expert (9-12)
Question: The average body has ________ pints of blood.
A. 10
B. 5
C. 12
D. 3
Answer: A. 10
Question: Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Blood delivers food and oxygen to body cells.
B. Blood defends your body against infection.
C. Blood removes waste from body cells.
D. Blood cools the body.
Answer: D Blood cools the body.
Question: Blood is made up of a yellow liquid called ________.
A. Platelets
B. Plasma
C. Protein
D. Hemoglobin
Answer: B. Plasma
Question: These types of blood cells pick up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to
body cells.
A. Red
B. White
C. Plasma
D. Platelets
Answer: A. Red
Question: These types of blood cells defend the body against disease-causing
germs.
A. Red
B. White
C. Plasma
D. Platelets
Answer: B. White
Question: Blood contains ________ which enable it to clot to seal damaged blood
vessels.
A. Plasma
B. Lymphocytes
C. Platelets
D. Hemoglobin
Answer: C. Platelets
Question: Oxygen rich blood is what color?
A. Red
B. Purple-Red
C. Blue
D. Black
Answer: A. Red
Question: Oxygen deprived blood is what color?
A. Red
B. Purple-Red
C. Blue
D. Black
Answer: C. Purple-Red
Question: This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
A. Spleen
B. Lungs
C. Heart
D. Liver
Answer: C. Heart
Question: These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
A. Arteries
B. Veins
C. Capillaries
D. Muscles
Answer: A. Arteries
Question: These vessels carry blood to the heart.
A. Arteries
B. Veins
C. Capillaries
D. Muscles
Answer: B. Veins
Question: These vessels link arteries and veins and supply blood to cells.
A. Capillaries
B. Neutrophils
C. Lymphocytes
D. Platelets
Answer: A. Capillaries
Question: These white blood cells disable germs by releasing chemicals called
________.
A. Neutrophils
B. Lymphocyte
C. Marrow
D. Hemoglobin
Answer: B. Lymphocytes
Question: Blood is made up of these components.
A. Capillaries and red and white blood cells
B. Lymphocytes and plasma
C. Plasma, platelets and red and white blood cells
D. Platelets and lymphocytes
Answer: C. Plasma, platelets and red and white blood cells
Question: The types of blood groups are:
A. A, B, AB or O
B. A, B or O
C. A and B
D. A, B, C and D
Answer: A. A, B, AB or O
Question: The heart beats, on average, ________ times a minute.
A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 70
Answer: D. 70
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