Blood Types

Question 1

•Type A

Answer 1

This blood type has a marker known as A.

Question 2

Type B

Answer 2

This blood type has a marker known as B.

Question 3

Type AB

Answer 3

This blood type has both A and B markers.

Question 4

Type O

Answer 4

This blood type has neither A or B markers.

Question 5

O negative

Answer 5

This blood type doesn’t have A or B markers, and it doesn’t have Rh factor.

Question 6

O positive

Answer 6

This blood type doesn’t have A or B markers, but it does have Rh factor. O positive blood is one of the two most common blood types (the other being A positive).

Question 7

A negative

Answer 7

This blood type has A marker only.

Question 8

A positive

Answer 8

This blood type has A marker and Rh factor, but not B marker. Along with O positive, it’s one of the two most common blood types.

Question 9

B negative

Answer 9

This blood type has B marker only

Question 10

B positive

Answer 10

This blood type has B marker and Rh factor, but not A marker.

Question 11

AB negative

Answer 11

This blood type has A and B markers, but not Rh factor.

Question 12

AB positive

Answer 12

This blood type has all three types of markers - A, B, and Rh factor.

Question 13

why are blood types important

Answer 13

The immune system is the body’s protection against invaders. It can identify antigens as self or nonself.
To get a blood transfusion safely, a person’s immune system must recognize the donor cells as a match to his or her own cells. If a match isn’t recognized, the cells are rejected.