Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

The graph illustrates how the percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen varies in the blood of a human and another animal. The partial pressure of carbon dioxide is kept constant at $1.0\ \text{kPa}$, and the temperature is kept constant at $25^{\circ}\text{C}$. Which conclusion does the graph support?

  • AAt $25^{\circ}\text{C}$ the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen increases more in humans than in the animal.
  • BHaemoglobin in the animal carries less oxygen than haemoglobin in the human.
  • COxygen is more easily released from haemoglobin in animal muscle than in human muscle.
  • DThe Bohr effect in the haemoglobin of the animal is greater than in human haemoglobin.

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