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Given below is a diagram of a human blood smear. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:

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Component numbered ' 1 ' do not have certain organelles but are very efficient in their function. Explain.
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Erythrocytes do not have a nucleus, mitochondria or endoplasmic reticulum etc. but are very efficient. Thus, the factor more efficient are as :● Their small size helps the red blood cell travel through the finiest of capillaries.● Absence of nucleus provides more surface area for absorbing oxygen.● Absence of mitochondria prevents oxygen utilisation by itself.● Absence of endoplasmic reticulum provides it flexibility so that it can easily pass through capillaries.
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