How do white blood cells get energy?

Answer 1

Red blood cells don't, in and of themselves, use energy. They're more like boxes that the lungs put oxygen into, and the heart pumps the blood around to deliver that oxygen to the rest of the body.

Answer 2

Through anaerobic glycolysis, namely the steps where 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate is turned into 3 phosphoglycerate and when phosphoenol pyruvate is converted to pyruvate. These steps provide 4 ATP per glucose molecule, however 2 ATP is needed to initialise the reaction so there is a net production of 2 ATP. They don't have mitochondria so there are no oxidative processes.

Answer 3

White blood cells get energy from nutrients present in the blood, as all the cells of the body do.

Answer 4

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) gives all cells energy to perform work.

Answer 5

As red blood cells do not have mitochondria to produce ATP they can only obtain energy by the anaerobic breakdown of glucose.

Answer 6

blood cells dont get food at ALL