A school-aged child is dissecting a grasshopper as part of her biology class. As she breaks the exoskeleton, the grasshopper's circulatory fluid leaks out. This fluid would be referred to as:

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The fluid in a grasshopper's circulatory system is called hemolymph, which acts as both blood and lymph. It does not contain red blood cells like vertebrate blood and is not separated into cells and plasma like vertebrate blood. Hemolymph is a mixture of blood and interstitial fluid that is not contained within blood vessels but instead bathes the internal organs directly.

A School-Aged Child Is Dissecting a Grasshopper as Part of Her