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=Introduction= Oxygen makes energy for our body to do things. Red Blood Cells are important because when we breathe the red blood cells pick up the oxygen and put it in random places in are body.Athletes can put more blood in them so they could be stronger before an event.Red Blood Cells are made of something called **hemoglobin**,which is an iron containing protein that binds chemically to oxygen molecules.

toc =What are the Function of a Red Blood Cell?= **Red blood cells** are cells that are in mammals and humans,that contains hemoglobin,oxygen and they carry oxygen into different places in are body so we could breathe. According to "Pump It Up" they tell us what red blood cells do "The functions of red blood cells are that they take up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to cells elsewhere in the body".If we don't have any Oxygen,and we can't breathe,then we will die.Something related to this is, in the Walking Dead when the zombie comes to them and bites them,they are out of breath and they are scared,they don't have oxygen left. Oxygen is very important to the body because of something called the **Respiratory system**.There is a way to get energy.You need sugar plus oxygen to make the energy to our body,so are body can move and do different things. This picture will help people notify what is in a red blood cell.As you can see,it has a nucleus and other important things.This picture is showing half of the red blood cell.The other half is the same thing as the half that is showing.All things that are shown in the picture is in your body that helps the red blood cells function correctly.

=What is Hemoglobin?= In this video [|__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWtXthfG9_M__] it can help you by showing what is hemoglobin made of.It could teach the person many things about whats inside a red blood cell and how hemoglobin works.According to "Science explorer human biology and health" they say that the thing that **hemoglobin** is made of is "It's made of an iron-containing product".There is many different parts in the hemoglobin.Doctors and others can check if you have enough hemoglobin in your blood.They can take you for a blood test and,when you're there they can either take out blood or insert more.If they take out more blood you will feel weird and nauseous.If they put more in you that's means you're good to go and more stronger.Hemoglobin is in red blood cells.It's all in your body.

=What is Blood Doping?= **Blood Doping** is an injection of blood into an athlete,for them to do better in events.For example it's just like if you're going to a blood test.They put blood in you,it makes you feel more stronger.But,when they take out blood from you,you can feel kinda weird and scared.(go back to last paragraph on 1st research question)The last paragraph told how the injection of more blood in a athlete is important.And Oxygen is also important for them to.It's because of the Respiratory system.

This Diagram helps other for to them to see the process of blood doping.This diagram is very good for those of you who dont understand the paragraph of writing.1st it goes from donating a pint or two of your own blood then placed in a tube,in a centrifuge where it spins around at high speeds. then the red blood cells that carry Oxygen are forced at the bottom of the Tube.Then they are stored sometimes frozen,and a day or so before the competition the stored red blood cells are now re-injected to to the athlete,and the blood can carry more oxygen, =Conclusion=

Did you know that you move and do everything,when you have energy to do so.Oxygen makes energy too.To make you leave with something cool,remember this,keep your blood healthy so you can breathe clean.If you smoke it can affect your blood and your lungs.So,then your red blood cells will get damaged.Red Blood Cells pick up Oxygen and put it into places in your body.For example,blood is in an athletes muscle because they would get cramps when they do the event.Blood is in your whole body. According to [|bright hub education]

Red blood cells use the protein hemoglobin to transport oxygen. Hemoglobin occupies about a third of the cell body-roughly 280 million molecules of the stuff are packed into a single cell! Red Blood Cells go through a pathway in your body to pick up oxygen when you breathe,and places it in your body.One awesome fact about Blood is that, there are about 150 billion red blood cells in one ounce of blood.THATS CRAZY!

=References= Book: Pump It Up Book: Science Explorer:Human Biology And Health

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