BlOOD tYPES

1.What are the four blood types?
The four blood types are A, B, AB, O

2.O+ is the most common blood type.

3.What does it mean if you have blood type B? Blood type O?
Group B has the only the B antigen. Group O has neither

4.Blood type O is considered the universal donor. What does "universal donor" mean?
It means that it can donate blood to everyone.

5.Blood type AB is considered the universal recipient. What does "universal recipient" mean?
It means that it can receive blood from everyone.

6.What percentage of African Americans have blood type O+?
47%

7.Which racial group has 0.2% of its population with blood type AB-?
Hispanic

8.True or False-- Blood type is passed genetically from parents to children.
True

9.If both parents have blood type B, what are the two possible blood types of their children?
O and B

10.If one parent has blood type A and the other has blood type B, what are the possible blood types of their children?
O, A, B, AB

11. What does it mean when a person is Rh positive? Rh negative?
Rhesus is a protein if your blood has it, you're Rh positive if it doesn't you're Rh negative

12. When is a person's Rh factor a problem in pregnancy? Why?
If you're Rh negative and your baby is Rh positive, your body may produce Rh antibodies to fight the baby's blood.