Blood Composition Practice Questions
20 free Blood Composition practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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All Blood Composition questions
- Q1. What percentage of blood is constituted by plasma, and what percentage of plasma is composed of water?
- Q2. Which plasma protein is primarily responsible for maintaining the osmotic balance of the blood?
- Q3. The healthy adult human has an average RBC count of:
- Q4. What is the average lifespan of a Red Blood Cell, and where are they primarily destroyed?
- Q5. Which of the following describes the shape of a mature human erythrocyte?
- Q6. Which type of White Blood Cell (WBC) is the most abundant in human blood?
- Q7. Which of the following leucocytes are known for secreting histamine, serotonin, and heparin during inflammatory reactions?
- Q8. A person suffering from an allergic reaction or a parasitic infection is likely to show an increase in the count of:
- Q9. Identify the phagocytic cells among the following leucocytes:
- Q10. B and T forms of cells, responsible for the immune responses of the body, are types of:
- Q11. Which blood component is produced from specialized cells in the bone marrow called megakaryocytes?
- Q12. What is the normal range of platelets in the blood of a healthy individual?
- Q13. Plasma without the clotting factors is called:
- Q14. Which of the following is an agranulocyte?
- Q15. The total WBC count in a healthy human averages between:
- Q16. What is the amount of hemoglobin present in every 100 mL of blood in a healthy individual?
- Q17. Globulins present in the blood plasma are primarily involved in:
- Q18. Which of the following ions is required for the activation of various clotting factors in the plasma?
- Q19. Erythropoiesis (formation of RBCs) in adults occurs in the:
- Q20. Which leucocyte has a multi-lobed nucleus and is often referred to as PMNL?