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Red blood cells carry oxygen to the cells in your body while the white blood cells fight diseases.

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Why does the body need white and red blood cells?

Yes, without white blood cells one germ could kill you, and red blood cells carry air throughout ur body


Why do you have more white blood cells than red?

White blood cells protect your body from harmful viruses, as the red blood cells bring oxygen to your heart and lungs. You need more protection then oxygen, because there's no point in oxygen if you have a sick body. Without enough white blood cells, a cold could kill you.


Why do white blood cells need to function?

White blood cells are a key part of your body's defense system and practically control your immune system.


Why do you need blood in your body?

Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. White blood cells fight germs. Platelets relieve a cut until it's healed.


Are there more white blood cells or red blood cells?

Yes, there are (according to research) in fact more red blood cells than white. If you would like to know WHY it is because red blood cells carry oxygen through out the body while the white blood cells fight off diseases. so our bodies develop more of them for more oxygen that we need but we don't really need so much white blood cells.


Why are there more red blood cells then there are white?

Red blood cells perform the blood's primary function of transporting materials (gases, nutrition, wastes) to and from the various tissues of the body and this is why there are more red blood cells than white blood cells. White blood cells provide the blood's secondary functions of immunity and clotting and therefore do not need to be as many.


Why is the body better served by several different types of white blood cells?

The body is better served by having several different types of white blood cells as they can specialize and attack based on immediate need. There are five types of WBC, monocytes, basophils, lymphocytes, neutrophil and eosinophil.


What happens if the white blood cells are not able to stop invading pathogens?

White blood cells are the good cells in the body. Yes you do need red and white blood cells, but the white ones fight off diseases or pathogens. If white blood cells cannot do this then the immune system fails. The pathogens depending on their severity, could hurt the body very much. Doctors do different tests and procedures to help this not happen. White blood cells are needed to protect the body from pathogens. When they cannot stop the invading pathogens, a person will most likely get sick. on NovaNet I'm pretty sure that the answer is the person will die:))


What do white blood cells need?

oxygen,


Why does a person need more red blood cells than white blood cells?

Red Blood cells carry oxygen to your cells while white blood cells only fight off bacteria. Theres more red blood cells becase we need more of them to live.


What does white blood do?

Red blood cells absorb oxygen from air in the lungs and transport it to every cell (Basic unit of structure) in the body. In other terms, it gives the body oxygen they need from the lungs and gives it to every cell. That's what it basically does. White blood cells fight off infections. They attack and destroy viruses and bacteria that enter the body. I'm only 11! In the 5th grade!!


1. In which type of cells would you expect there to be an abundance of lysosomes?

White blood cells contain the most lysosomes in the entire body. White blood cells need the extra lysosomes for the bacteria that they ingest.