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Which component is the straw-colored liquid portion of blood?
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3 Blood Components Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Blood Components, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
Hemoglobin is the protein that gives blood its red color.
- A
True
- B
False
03
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1 point
During exercise, which blood component uses hemoglobin to deliver oxygen from the lungs to working muscles?
- A
Platelets
- B
White blood cells
- C
Red blood cells
- D
Plasma proteins
04
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A person develops an infection. Which function most directly helps the body respond to the cause of the illness?
- A
They help form the initial plug at an injured vessel.
- B
They help defend the body against infection and other threats.
- C
They maintain fluid balance by carrying electrolytes.
- D
They carry oxygen using hemoglobin.
05
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Which statements describe functions or contents of plasma? Select all correct choices.
- A
Its proteins help maintain fluid balance.
- B
It produces hemoglobin for red blood cells.
- C
It contains proteins involved in blood clotting.
- D
It carries dissolved substances such as salts, hormones, and waste products.
06
True or false
1 point
Different types of white blood cells can perform different immune functions, such as recognizing or attacking harmful organisms.
- A
True
- B
False
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Which gases are transported by red blood cells according to their described roles? Select all correct choices.
- A
They transport oxygen from the lungs to body tissues.
- B
They attack harmful organisms as their primary role.
- C
They transport some carbon dioxide from tissues toward the lungs.
- D
They form the initial plug at a damaged blood vessel.
08
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A small cut damages a blood vessel. Which event helps limit blood loss at the injury site?
- A
White blood cells attack the vessel wall to seal it.
- B
Red blood cells turn into clotting proteins.
- C
Plasma alone forms a plug before any other component gathers.
- D
Platelets gather at the damaged area and help form an initial plug.
09
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What term is used for white blood cells?
10
Fill in the blank
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Red blood cells carry oxygen using the protein .
11
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1 point
Platelets are also called .
12
Open ended
1 point
Explain how platelets and clotting proteins work together after a blood vessel is injured to help limit blood loss.
13
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According to the example, what does plasma carry from the digestive system to body tissues?
- A
Nutrients
- B
Hemoglobin
- C
Platelets
- D
Red blood cells
14
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A blood component consists of small cell fragments. Which component is being described?
- A
Red blood cells
- B
White blood cells
- C
Platelets
- D
Plasma
15
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What is another term for platelets?
16
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1 point
Which protein in red blood cells gives blood its red color?
17
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1 point
After nutrients are absorbed from the digestive system, which blood component carries them toward body tissues?
- A
Platelets
- B
Plasma
- C
White blood cells
- D
Red blood cells
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Which gas do red blood cells transport in some amount from tissues back toward the lungs?
- A
Oxygen
- B
Carbon dioxide
- C
Hormones
- D
Nutrients
19
True or false
1 point
Red blood cells transport some carbon dioxide from body tissues back toward the lungs.
- A
True
- B
False
20
Written response
1 point
Some waste products enter the blood from body tissues. According to the material, where does plasma carry some of these products? Answer with the destination phrase.