PLTW BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE: 3.1 &
3.2 QUIZ REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
leukocytes - ✔✔(white blood cells) fight infection
thrombocytes - ✔✔(platelets) assist in clotting of the blood
anemia - ✔✔a lack of red blood cells in the body
tRNA - ✔✔bring the amino acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis
erythrocytes - ✔✔(red blood cells) carry oxygen
plasma - ✔✔fluid portion of the blood that contains water, sugars, lipids, wastes, and
other components
amino acids - ✔✔building blocks of proteins
codon - ✔✔three-nucleotide sequence that identifies an amino acid
sickle cell anemia - ✔✔the disease that incorrectly makes red blood cells
mRNA - ✔✔the 'script' for proteins, carries the code from the nucleus to the ribosomes
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, GUGCUUAAC - ✔✔the mRNA strand to CACGAATTG
transcription - ✔✔the process of copying the DNA code into mRNA
CTGCACAAT - ✔✔the complementary strand of DNA to GACGTGTTA
hydrophilic - ✔✔water-loving
hydrophobic - ✔✔water-fearing
hematocrit - ✔✔percentage of volume of the entire blood that is composed of red blood
cells
translation - ✔✔the process of creating a protein from an RNA code
what percent of the blood is plasma? - ✔✔55%
what percent of the blood is red blood cells? - ✔✔45%
how long do red blood cells live? - ✔✔90-120 days
how long do white blood cells live? - ✔✔13-20 days
how long do thrombocytes live? - ✔✔8-10 days
how long do sickle cells live? - ✔✔10-20 days
how many red blood cells are there? - ✔✔5 million
how many white blood cells are there? - ✔✔5,000-10,000
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3.2 QUIZ REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
leukocytes - ✔✔(white blood cells) fight infection
thrombocytes - ✔✔(platelets) assist in clotting of the blood
anemia - ✔✔a lack of red blood cells in the body
tRNA - ✔✔bring the amino acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis
erythrocytes - ✔✔(red blood cells) carry oxygen
plasma - ✔✔fluid portion of the blood that contains water, sugars, lipids, wastes, and
other components
amino acids - ✔✔building blocks of proteins
codon - ✔✔three-nucleotide sequence that identifies an amino acid
sickle cell anemia - ✔✔the disease that incorrectly makes red blood cells
mRNA - ✔✔the 'script' for proteins, carries the code from the nucleus to the ribosomes
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, GUGCUUAAC - ✔✔the mRNA strand to CACGAATTG
transcription - ✔✔the process of copying the DNA code into mRNA
CTGCACAAT - ✔✔the complementary strand of DNA to GACGTGTTA
hydrophilic - ✔✔water-loving
hydrophobic - ✔✔water-fearing
hematocrit - ✔✔percentage of volume of the entire blood that is composed of red blood
cells
translation - ✔✔the process of creating a protein from an RNA code
what percent of the blood is plasma? - ✔✔55%
what percent of the blood is red blood cells? - ✔✔45%
how long do red blood cells live? - ✔✔90-120 days
how long do white blood cells live? - ✔✔13-20 days
how long do thrombocytes live? - ✔✔8-10 days
how long do sickle cells live? - ✔✔10-20 days
how many red blood cells are there? - ✔✔5 million
how many white blood cells are there? - ✔✔5,000-10,000
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