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What the red blood cells contain which give them the red color?
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∙ 12y ago
Red blood cells contain platelets. Hope this helped! (:
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoHemoglobin. But it is the iron content of the hemoglobin that causes the red color, and it is only red when it is oxygenated, when it is depleted, it is blueish or purpleish.
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∙ 12y agoRed blood cells contain hemoglobin or haemoglobin. Hemoglobin contains Iron which binds with oxygen. The Iron in the thing which gives red blood cells their red colour.
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∙ 11y agoHaemoglobin
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Is a red blood cell a cell part of a cell or a liquid?
Red blood cells are cells that carry oxygen and contain a special substance called hemoglobin. In the lungs, oxygen combines with hemoglobin to give oxy-hemoglobin which is bright red in color. Red blood cells wear out after a couple of months. The marrow manufactures new red cells to replace worn out ones. There are several million red blood cells in a single drop of blood.
What part of a red cell gives it the red color?
That is called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin contains iron, and when iron oxidizes (rusts), it turns orange.
What is the protein found in red blood cells that give blood its color?
iron. the blood contains iron and when you breathe, you give oxygen to it. so your blood is red pretty much because of oxidized iron. the red blood cells take the oxygen through the body and when it is deposited the blood turns blue, that's why the veins in your wrist are blue.
Do a plant or animal cells contains a chloroplasts?
okay, animal cells don't have chloroplasts!! only plant cells do!! chloroplasts give the plant its green color!!
What does the stuff do in a red blood cell?
Red blood cells have the important job of picking up oxygen from the lungs and carrying oxygen to all of the other cells of the body. The cells of the body use oxygen as the fuel they need to do their jobs.Red blood cells also give you color. If your skin is white the red blood cells give you the pink color in your skin. They also give your lips a nice pink color.The way we measure the Red Blood Cells is by measuring the Hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein that makes up the Red Blood Cells.When the Hemoglobin level is below 8 grams, the cells of the body do not receive enough oxygen to do their jobs and your body may begin to feel differently.Your heart must also pump harder.
These carry oxygen and give your blood its color?
red blood cells
What carries oxygen and give your blood your color?
Maybe blood cells? :0
Does iron give the red blood cells color?
Yes!!
What carries blood and gives blood its color?
Proteins don't give blood its color, the great amount of red blood cells do. Hence the name, they are red and give blood its color.
What carry oxygen and give blood its color?
Red Blood Cells and Blood/Air Veins.
What part of red blood cells give it the color red?
Hemoglobin
Is the protein found in red blood cells that give blood its color.... learn in school you wont have this problem.?
HEMOGLOBIN (:
What does Hemoglobin give its blood to?
Hemoglobin is a protein that gives the red blood cells the color red so it doesn't have any blood
What are mature red blood cells filled with?
Mostly hemoglobin, which give blood its red color. The red blood cells also help carry oxygen throughout the body.
Can an O person give blood to an A person?
Yes, providing it does not contain the blood serum, which carries antibodies to the A blood. O+ red blood cells can only be tranfused to other + groups, but O- red blood cells can go to any of the other blood types.
What is the name give to Blood cells which are a part of the bodys defence against invading microbes?
Leukocytes, commonly known as White Blood Cells(WBC) are body's defence against invading microbes.
Why can't I see white blood cells in my blood?
All cells have a specialized function in the body, so it would depend on where the cell was and what the cell is doing. Blood is actually a clear serum, and red blood cells give it its predominant color, while white blood cells are translucent in suspension.
