When you step on a cockroach or smash a fly, the blood appears colorless because

A. there are no cells in the hemolymph.
B. the blood is enclosed in a closed circulatory system.
C. it does not contain hemoglobin or any other respiratory pigment.
D. the blood is actually a colorless hemolymph that carries oxygen on molecules other than reddish hemoglobin.


Answer: C

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