Sickle Cell

The sickle-shaped cells can also ______ vessel walls, causing a blockage that slows or stops the flow of blood. When this happens, _____ can't reach nearby tissues.

• stick to, oxygen

• scrape, oxygen

• burst through, carbon dioxide

• scrape, carbon dioxide

• stick to, carbon oxygen

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Individuals with SCD have ___ copies of a mutated gene.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Sickle cells can't carry oxygen to organs because they are which shape?

• 
• 
• 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Dr. Allison found that people with sickle cell anemia were more common (check all that apply)

• in large cities

• near the ocean

• near lakes

• in the mountains

Dr. Allison's hypothesis was that there was a relationship between sickle cell and surviving malaria.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

The gene that codes for hemoglobin production is called...

• Hemo

• Heme

• HBB

• HEM

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Sickle cell disease is caused by

• A virus

• A bacteria

• A mutation in your DNA

• A parasite

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Select the statements that are TRUE about the sickle cell trait (gene)

• it can protect against malaria

• it can cause sickle cell disease

• it can never be passed onto your offspring (children)

• it can spread through the air to infect people

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Sickle cell anemia is a ​ ​ (a)   disease that affects the red ​ (b)   cells and is the result of two ​ (c)   genes. ​

• Genetic

• blood

• recessive

• cancerous

• shapeless

• dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If one parent has the Sickle Cell Trait and one parent has normal hemoglobin what is the chance that their child will have the Sickle Cell Trait?

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

• 25%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2