AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oxygen combines with hemoglobin in erythrocytes to form ____ Oxygen combines with hemoglobin in erythrocytes to form ____
A
ion bikarbonatbicarbonate ion
B
oxyhaemoglobinoxyhaemoglobin
C
acid karbonik carbonic acid
D
carbaminohaemoglobincarbaminohaemoglobin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Oxygen in the blood combines with haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final Answer: Oxygen combines with haemoglobin present in RBCs and forms Oxy-haemoglobin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Binding of Oxygen to Hemoglobin: Oxygen Saturation (Dissociation) Curve. The hemoglobin molecule has four binding sites for oxygen molecules: the iron atoms in the four heme groups. Thus, each Hb tetramer can bind four oxygen molecules.

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