Components of Blood Worksheet
A Grade 6 Science worksheet on the components of blood, including plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the diagram of blood components below for some questions.
1. Which component of blood is primarily responsible for carrying oxygen?
Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
2. What is the main function of white blood cells?
Clotting blood
Fighting infection
Transporting nutrients
Carrying oxygen
3. The liquid part of blood, which is mostly water, is called .
4. Small cell fragments that help blood to clot are called .
5. Red blood cells give blood its red color.
True
False
6. Platelets are large cells that carry oxygen throughout the body.
True
False
7. Describe one important function of plasma in the blood.
8. Imagine you have a cut. Which component of blood would help to stop the bleeding, and how?
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