1 red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body. 2  white blood cells, which fight infections. 3  platelets, which are cells that help you stop bleeding if you get a cut.  plasma, a yellowish liquid that carries nutrients, hormones, and proteins throughout the body.
Alligator, Mississippi. Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 208 at the 2010 census. In 2009, Tommie Tomaso Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979.
According to the 2005 Scholastic Book of World Records, Louisiana has the largest alligator population. The majority of American alligators inhabit Florida and Louisiana, with over a million alligators in each state. Southern Florida is the only place where both alligators and crocodiles live side by side.