Answer the following question: Q: When the hemoglobin loses its oxygen, it changes to what color? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: The structure of heme (Figure 19.29), the iron-containing complex in hemoglobin, is very similar to that in chlorophyll. In hemoglobin, the red heme complex is bonded to a large protein molecule (globin) by the attachment of the protein to the heme ligand. Oxygen molecules are transported by hemoglobin in the blood by being bound to the iron center. When the hemoglobin loses its oxygen, the color changes to a bluish red. Hemoglobin will only transport oxygen if the iron is Fe2+; oxidation of the iron to Fe3+ prevents oxygen transport. Choices: - purple red - grayish red - light pink - bluish red A:
Answer:
bluish red