level: Blood
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Blood's job? | To transport oxygen to all the cells. |
| What does Blood consist of? | Plasma, Platelets, Red blood cells, White blood cells. |
| What is Plasma? | Its Blood, without the blood cells. Its a yellow liquid that carries everything that needs to be transported. It carries: The different types of Blood Water Digested Food Molecules Carbon Dioxide Urea Hormones Antibodies |
| What is Red blood cells job and how are they adapted? | They are the cells that transport oxygen everywhere. They are made small and have a biconcave disc shape for a larger surface area : volume which helps with absorbing/ releasing oxygen. They have haemoglobin which combines with oxygen to become oxyhaemoglobin. They can do the opposite. They don't have a nucleus, to carry more haemoglobin [oxygen] They are tiny, so they can fit through the capillaries. |