Multiple Choice
When bar-headed geese fly at very high altitudes (possibly over Mount Everest!) , they breathe very thin air where the partial pressure of oxygen is very low compared to that at sea level. They are able to do this because they have a modified version of the hemoglobin protein. To which of the following is their hemoglobin protein most likely similar in terms of its ability to bind oxygen?
A) an adult human
B) a human fetus
C) a bird that lives at sea level
D) an earthworm
Correct Answer:
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