Biology
Answer
Two functions of blood are:
- Transport of digested food (in the form of simple sugars like glucose, amino acids, vitamins, mineral salts, etc.) from the alimentary canal to the tissues.
- Transport of oxygen from the lungs to the tissues by means of haemoglobin present in red blood cells.
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