Human Blood and Tissue Composition

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Which component of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide?

  • Plasma
  • Red blood cells (correct)
  • White blood cells
  • Platelets

What is the main component of plasma?

  • Nutrients
  • Water (correct)
  • Proteins
  • Ions

Which type of muscle tissue pumps blood through the heart?

  • Cardiac muscle tissue (correct)
  • Smooth muscle tissue
  • Skeletal muscle tissue
  • Adipose tissue

What type of tissue covers the surface of your body and lines the inside of some organs?

<p>Epithelial tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?

<p>Nervous tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?

<p>Bone marrow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of blood is responsible for blood clotting?

<p>Platelets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do amoeba reproduce when they reach the limits of their size?

<p>They divide into two smaller, identical copies of each organism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process do your body cells use to reproduce and replace lost skin cells?

<p>Mitosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why can't red blood cells reproduce by simply dividing to make more of themselves?

<p>They lose their nucleus as they mature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enables red blood cells to travel through extremely small blood vessels?

<p>Their thin, pliable disc shape (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where in the body can specialized tissues be found that make red blood cells?

<p>In most bones of the skeletal system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of red blood cells in the body?

<p>To carry oxygen to all cells of the body (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when multicellular organisms are made up of various kinds of cells, each carrying out specific functions needed to support life?

<p>Cellular specialization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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