Which one of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of red blood cells?

a. They lack hemoglobin.

b. They're convex disks with a large nucleus.

c. They're agents of inflammation.

d. They transport oxygen to all the cells of the body.

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Aaron Mckee

Biology

28 September, 05:35

Which one of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of red blood cells?

a. They lack hemoglobin.

b. They're convex disks with a large nucleus.

c. They're agents of inflammation.

d. They transport oxygen to all the cells of the body.

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Mcguire · Answer 1

A) no, they do, they do have hemoglobin! what they do lack is a nucleus (so answer B is also false)

c) - no, inflammation would be more a response of immune cells (not red blood cells) to a foreign body or organism

d) - yes, this is the correct one!

Which one of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of red blood cells?a. They lack hemoglobin.b. They're convex disks with a large nucleus.c. They're agents of inflammation.d. They transport oxygen to all the cells of the body.

Which one of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of red blood cells?

a. They lack hemoglobin.

b. They're convex disks with a large nucleus.

c. They're agents of inflammation.

d. They transport oxygen to all the cells of the body.