0654.B9.4.01 — List the components of blood as: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma: past paper questions
Real questions on 0654.b9.4.01 — list the components of blood as: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma
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- 0654/43 · October/November 2025 · Q3b(ii)[1]
Blood cells and platelets are transported in the plasma of the blood. State the name of one other substance transported by the plasma.
See it on the paper → - 0654/43 · October/November 2025 · Q3b(iii)[3]
A person has a very low number of the type of cells labelled A in Fig. 3.2. Explain why this person has difficulty exercising.
See it on the paper → - 0654/11 · May/June 2024 · Q7[1]
What is transported by red blood cells?
See it on the paper → - 0654/22 · May/June 2022 · Q7[1]
Which row shows the blood pressures when blood starts to leave the heart?
See it on the paper → - 0654/21 · May/June 2019 · Q7[1]
Which component is needed for blood to clot?
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What examiners said
There was evidence that candidates were uncertain about the answer to this question, with the three incorrect options being frequently selected. The question asked about pressures in the left ventricle and the aorta as blood starts to leave the heart. It is not necessary for candidates to know the pressures, rather to realise that if blood is to leave the heart, the pressure must be higher in the...
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0654/22 Q7 (Cambridge)
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