AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Blood is made up of blood cells and plasma. Plasma (pronounced: PLAZ-muh) is a yellowish fluid that has nutrients, proteins, hormones, and waste products.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main job of red blood cells, or erythrocytes, is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, away from the tissues and back to the lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main role of plasma is to take nutrients, hormones, and proteins to the parts of the body that need it. Cells also put their waste products into the plasma. The plasma then helps remove this waste from the body. Blood plasma also carries all parts of the blood through your circulatory system.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plasma. Plasma is the straw-coloured fluid that carries the blood cells. It makes up around half of your blood. It also carries the nutrients from our diet such as sugars, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plasma is the liquid component of your blood that contributes to 55% of your blood’s total volume. Plasma is necessary to help your body recover from injury, distribute nutrients, remove waste and prevent infection, while moving throughout your circulatory system.