Iron-deficient anemic blood cells are small and pale. That is because they:

1.lack the minerals needed to color them.
2.lack the enzymes needed to grow to maturity.
3.lack the membranes needed to cover them.
4.lack the ferrous ions needed to synthesize hemoglobin.
5.lack the hormones needed to prompt them to grow to maturity.


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