How are oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in the blood?
1 Answer
Dec 23, 2015
By attaching to an iron-based protein in the blood called haemoglobin.
Explanation:
A single haemoglobin molecule can take in 4 oxygen molecules (
That means 8 Oxygen atoms.
When oxygen gets attached, the haemoglobin turns red.
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