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Use the given figure and answer the question:

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The partial pressure of oxygen in an actively respiring muscle is about 2 KPa. What is the percentage saturation of haemoglobin in the capillaries of such a muscle?

Important Questions on Transport in Mammals

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Use the given dissociation curve in the given figure and answer the question:

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How much oxygen will 1 gm of haemoglobin in the capillaries of this muscle be combined with?

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Build up a list of three ways that the haemoglobin is related to its function as an oxygen transport molecule in the blood. Give a brief explanation of how the structure of haemoglobin helps it to carry out its functions.
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The following statement was made by candidate in an examination answer. Explain what is wrong with this statement.

Oxyhaemoglobin gradually releases its oxygen as it passes from the lungs to a muscle.

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The following statement was made by candidate in an examination answer. Explain what is wrong with this statement.

Strong walls of the arteries enable them to pump blood around the body.

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The following statement was made by the candidate in an examination answer. Explain what is wrong with this statement.

Each red blood cell can combine with eight oxygen atoms.

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The following statement was made by candidate in an examination answer. Explain what is wrong with this statement.

Red blood cells have large surface area so that many oxygen molecules can be attached.

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The following statement was made by candidate in an examination answer. Explain what is wrong with this statement. 

Most carbon dioxide is transported in solution in the plasma.

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Identify the time in which each stage in the given figure is occurring.

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