Compared to blood our lymph has
- plasma without proteins
- more WBCs and no RBCs
- more RBCs and less WBCs
- no plasma.
Answer
(2) more WBCs and no RBCs
Solution
As per NCERT, as blood passes through the capillaries, some water along with many small water-soluble substances moves out into the spaces between the cells; this fluid (interstitial fluid or tissue fluid) has the same mineral distribution as plasma.
Large proteins and the formed elements (RBCs) are not filtered out; lymph is a colourless fluid containing specialised lymphocytes.
Lymph still has plasma with a little protein, so options (1) and (4) are wrong.
Compared with blood, lymph has no RBCs and is rich in WBCs (lymphocytes).
Answer: (2)