Transportation Quiz
Preview:
What is the function (job) of the platelets?
A. To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.
B. To transport oxygen to the muscles
C. To carry dissolved sugars.
D. To produce antibodies
How do plants get their energy?
A. through a reaction called chlorophyll
B. by a process called photosynthesis
C. by absorbing mineral nutrients from soil
D. by eating other organisms
Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant’s roots is know as ______.
A. Chlorophyll
B. Phloem
C. Stomata
D. Xylem
The main artery in the heart is the
A. aorta
B. vena cava
C. pulmonary artery
D. pulmonary flow
Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?
A. Veins
B. Arteries
C. Capillaries
The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the
A. vein
B. artery
C. capillary
D. both veins and capillaries
Valves in veins
A. support them
B. protect them
C. prevent the backward movement inside them
D. provide them elesticity
What organ does the blood flow to in order to pick up Oxygen?
A. liver
B. stomach
C. brain
D. lung
What is the function of capillaries?
A. Transports deoxygenated blood
B. Transport oxygenated blood
C. Site for exchange of materials
When you go to the doctor and they want to see how hard your heart is pumping, they take your…
A. blood pressure
B. temperature
C. pulse
D. name and address
Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?
A. root hair cell –> xylem –> stomata
B. stomata –> root hair cell –> xylem
C. xylem –> stomata –> root hair cell
Root hairs help in absorption of water by
A. increasing the surface area
B. decreasing the surface area
C. holding the plant in the soil
D. none of the above
Where are the two easiest places to find your pulse?
A. foot and leg
B. neck and wrist
C. finger and thumb
D. arm and leg
Separates the chambers of the heart.
A. Septum
B. Veins
C. aortic valve
What is Heart Rate?
A. The number of times your heart beats.
B. The number of times your heart beats per minute.
C. The maximum amount of times your heart should be.
D. The amount of times your heart should beat while exercising.