Discussion
Number of iron atoms in one haemoglobin molecule are
Answer: C
Correct answer: 4
A haemoglobin molecule has four globin chains - two alpha and two beta - each with one haem group holding one iron atom. So one molecule binds four O2, and the binding is cooperative: each one bound makes the next easier, which is what gives the oxygen dissociation curve its sigmoid shape.
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