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Why does most molluscs and crustaceans use haemocyanin to transport oxygen?
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∙ 11y ago
it is because they do not have red blood cells .
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Why squids blood contains haemocyanin?
Since squids do not have haemoglobin they use haemocyanin to bind and transport oxygen throughout their body.
Which organ do most mollusks and crustaceans use to obtain oxygen?
Gills, in the shell in molluscs, and between the hind legs in crustaceans.
Is there is hemoglobin in blue blood?
All human blood contains hemoglobin (spelled differently in different countries) Blood is bright red when oxygenated, and very dark red when oxygen is depleted (in veins) It is never blue. For animals that do have blue blood, ie, molluscs and many arthropods such as Horseshoe Crabs, this is due to the oxygen being carried by copper-containing haemocyanin, rather than iron-containing haemoglobin.
What is the structure through which crustacean obtain oxygen?
Crustaceans obtain oxygen through gills.
What are the blood cells that transport oxygen?
red blood cells transport oxygen :)
What does hemolyph do in insects?
Hemolymph (or Haemolymph) is the fluid equivalent to blood and serves a similar purpose. Unlike blood, there is no haemoglobin so it is not red. Instead, the oxygen-carrying molecule is haemocyanin.
Are proteins necessary to transport oxygen to body?
A protein (hemoglobin) is required to transport Oxygen around the body.
What does blood transport?
blood transport oxygen around the body
Do crustaceans absorb the CO2 in the sea?
no, they breathe out c0,2 they breathe in the oxygen they can find
Why is crab's blood white?
they do not have red blood cells/corpuscles like other animals. there is one variety of crab which has blue blood called Horseshoe crab, which they use it for medicinal purpose. Woodlice along with most other crustaceans including the horseshoe crab have the compound haemocyanin in their blood. Haemocycanin carries oxygen in the same way that haemoglobin does in mammals. Haemocycanin contains a copper atom instead of the iron atom found in haemogobin. The blood is pale blue when it is carrying oxygen and colourless when it is not carrying oxygen. hope this will solve your problems. hannah
What type of cells contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen?
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen
Is oxygen passive transport?
well oxygen isn't a transport system it is something that can be diffused across the membranes of cells.
