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AQA GCSE Biology Unit 3.2
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Questions in this quiz (20)
1Through which vessel does deoxygenated blood enter the heart?
- AVena cava
- BPulmonary vein
- CPulmonary artery
- DAorta
2Into which chamber does oxygenated blood enter the heart?
- ARight atrium
- BRight ventricle
- CLeft atrium
- DLeft ventricle
3Out of which chamber does deoxygenated blood leave the heart?
- ARight atrium
- BRight ventricle
- CLeft atrium
- DLeft ventricle
4Through which vessel does oxygenated blood leave the heart?
- AVena cava
- BPulmonary vein
- CPulmonary artery
- DAorta
5True or false? The muscle in the wall of the right hand side of the heart is thicker to pump blood to the lungs.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6True or false? Cardiac muscle is supplied with oxygen by the coronary arteries.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Which of these are features of arteries?
- AWide lumen
- BNarrow lumen
- CMuscular, elastic walls
- DValves
- EHigh pressure
- FLow pressure
8Which of these are features of veins?
- AWide lumen
- BNarrow lumen
- CMuscular, elastic walls
- DValves
- EHigh pressure
- FLow pressure
9What is a capillary?
- AA larva of any insect of the order Lepidoptera (butterflies)
- BA blood vessel that can only transport one red blood cell at a time
- CAn architectural feature found at the top of columns
10True or false? Stents are metal meshes filled with a balloon which are used to widen arteries with fatty deposits on them.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Which of these is a way of dealing with badly blocked arteries, where stents do not work?
- AHeart transplant
- BBypass surgery
- CCholesterol-lowering diets
12True or false? Plasma in the blood is coloured bright red.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Which protein is used to transport oxygen in erythrocytes (red blood cells)?
- AMelatonin
- BKeratin
- CHaemoglobin
14True or false? Red blood cells maximise their surface area by being shaped as a biconcave disc.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15True or false? Platelets are responsible for blood clotting, converting fibrinogen into fibrin which forms a mesh over wounds.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Which of these are types of artificial blood?
- ASaline
- BWater
- CHaemoglobin-based products
- DPerfluorocarbons
- EBenzene derivatives
17True or false? Using mechanical artificial hearts carries the risk of blood clotting in the heart.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Which vascular tissue in plants transports sugars made in photosynthesis?
- APhloem
- BXylem
19Which vascular tissue in plants transports water and mineral ions?
- APhloem
- BXylem
20True or false? The bark of trees is actually made of lignified, dead, xylem cells.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Twenty questions for the second section of Unit 3 in AQA GCSE Biology: Transporting materials.
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