Question

RBC’s have a red pigment called __(i)_____ which is designed to carry _(ii)_____.

• A. (i) Haemoglobin, (ii) Nutrients
• B. (i) Myoglobin, (ii) Oxygen
• C. (i) Haemoglobin, (ii) Oxygen
• D. (i) Immunoglobulin, (ii) Nutrients

Answer 1

The correct option is C

(i) Haemoglobin, (ii) Oxygen

RBC’s have a red pigment called haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is a protein with four globulins and four heme groups. Oxygen is carried by RBCs by binding to these four heme groups.Myoglobin also binds to oxygen but it is present in muscles.Immunoglobulins as the name suggests and involved in our body’s immune reactions.