What do white blood cells have that red blood cells do not have?

Answer 1

White blood cells are very different that red blood cells. Red blood cells transport oxygen to tissues, white blood cells have the function of fighting off infections. Red blood cells also have no nucleus, white blood cells do, infact some even have multiple. There is only one type of red blood cell. There are many different types of white blood cells, each has a different function in adaptive and innate immunity.

Answer 2

White blood cells perform a complex function, identifying and attacking invaders of the body. They need genetic information found in the nucleus to be able to do this correctly. Red blood cells perform a very simple function, transporting oxygen. Simply by containing hemoglobin, red blood cells do this automatically, so they do not need genetic information found in the nucleus.
White blood cells have a complex function, requiring them to identify and attack invaders of the body. They need lots of genetic information to be able to do this. Red blood cells have a very simple function, to transport oxygen, which happens automatically because of the oxygen-binding compound hemoglobin that they contain, so they do not need any genetic information to be able to do that.
The only purpose that red blood cells have is to carry oxygen via hemoglobin throughout the body. The red blood cells are able to forgo all unnecessary organelles and be more efficient by having most of the cell fill up with hemoglobin while being formed in the bone marrow.

Answer 3

Briefly put, white cells cary a nucleus and also fight infections. They defend the body via the bloodstream but do not oxygenate the body. Red cells have no nucleus, don't fight infection and do oxygenate the blood. Red cells also give blood its colour. Bright red when full of fresh new oxygen and a darker red when that oxygen has been used. The cells are proportioned.

Answer 4

White blood cells fight off disease and infection.

Red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

Answer 5

Red blood cells exchange gases in the body (brings in oxygen and carries carbon dioxide out) and white blood cells help fight infections.

Answer 6

White blood cells funtion is to engulf bad bacteria and break it down, its adaptation is that its cytoplasm can flow

Answer 7

Red blood cells carry around oxygen to the muscles but white blood cells fight bacteria by in engulfing them !