What is the maximum number of oxygen molecules that one haemoglobin molecule can carry?

Correct answer D. 4

Explanation

Haemoglobin has four polypeptide chains, each with one haem group containing Fe²⁺. Each haem binds one O₂ molecule, so one haemoglobin carries up to four O₂ molecules.

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