Lesson 3.1.2c

3.1.2c Haemoglobin and oxygen transport Quiz: OCR Biology, Unit 2

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  1. Which group within haemoglobin binds reversibly to oxygen molecules?

    • Globin chain
    • Disulphide bridge
    • Peptide bond
    • Haem group
  2. In which form is most carbon dioxide transported in human blood plasma?

    • Carbaminohaemoglobin
    • Dissolved gas
    • Carbonic acid
    • Hydrogencarbonate ions
  3. What compound is produced when carbonic anhydrase acts on carbon dioxide and water?

    • Hydrogencarbonate ion
    • Carbaminohaemoglobin
    • Carbonic acid
    • Haemoglobinic acid
  4. Where do chloride ions move during the chloride shift in respiring tissues?

    • Into tissue fluid
    • Into blood plasma
    • Out of erythrocytes
    • Into erythrocytes
  5. How does a high carbon dioxide concentration affect haemoglobin's oxygen affinity?

    • Increases affinity
    • Prevents oxygen unloading
    • Has no effect
    • Decreases affinity
  6. How does the oxygen affinity of fetal haemoglobin compare to adult haemoglobin?

    • Higher affinity
    • Identical affinity
    • Lower affinity
    • Zero affinity
  7. What causes the sigmoidal shape of the haemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve?

    • Competitive inhibition
    • Active transport
    • Cooperative binding
    • Allosteric degradation
  8. What happens to haemoglobin at low partial pressures of oxygen in respiring tissues?

    • Denatures permanently
    • Binds oxygen tightly
    • Unloads oxygen
    • Absorbs hydrogencarbonate
  9. Which way does the oxygen dissociation curve shift during strenuous exercise?

    • To the left
    • To the right
    • Upwards only
    • Downwards only
  10. What compound forms when haemoglobin binds with hydrogen ions to buffer blood pH?

    • Carbaminohaemoglobin
    • Oxyhaemoglobin
    • Carbonic acid
    • Haemoglobinic acid
  11. Where is the oxygen dissociation curve for fetal haemoglobin located relative to adult haemoglobin?

    • To the left
    • To the right
    • Directly below
    • Directly above
  12. A haemoglobin molecule has 3 of its 4 oxygen binding sites occupied. What is its percentage saturation?

    • 25%
    • 50%
    • 100%
    • 75%
  13. Which ion moves into erythrocytes to compensate for hydrogencarbonate leaving during respiration?

    • Potassium ion
    • Chloride ion
    • Sodium ion
    • Calcium ion
  14. What property of oxygen binding to haemoglobin allows loading in lungs and unloading in tissues?

    • Ionic interaction
    • Reversible binding
    • Covalent bonding
    • Irreversible binding
  15. What is plotted on the x-axis of an oxygen dissociation curve?

    • Oxygen partial pressure
    • Carbon dioxide concentration
    • Percentage saturation
    • Blood pH
  16. What compound does carbonic anhydrase directly produce from carbon dioxide and water?

    • Hydrogencarbonate ions
    • Carbaminohaemoglobin
    • Carbonic acid
    • Haemoglobinic acid
  17. What ion binds to haemoglobin to form haemoglobinic acid?

    • Potassium ions
    • Hydrogen ions
    • Sodium ions
    • Hydrogencarbonate ions
  18. In what form is most carbon dioxide transported in the blood?

    • Carbaminohaemoglobin
    • Carbonic acid
    • Dissolved in plasma
    • Hydrogencarbonate ions
  19. How does fetal haemoglobin compare to adult haemoglobin regarding oxygen affinity?

    • Lower affinity
    • No affinity
    • Higher affinity
    • Equal affinity
  20. How does high carbon dioxide concentration affect oxygen affinity in the Bohr effect?

    • Has no effect
    • Prevents dissociation
    • Decreases affinity
    • Increases affinity

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