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A complex molecule found in red blood cells, which contains iron and protein and is capable of combining with oxygen is ..................... .

  • A.Hemoglobin
  • B.Hypotonic
  • C.Hemodilution
  • D.Hemolysis

Answer: A

The molecule is hemoglobin.

Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein of red blood cells. Each molecule has four globin chains, each with a haem group holding an iron atom that binds one oxygen molecule, so one hemoglobin can carry four oxygen molecules from the lungs to the tissues.

Hypotonic describes a solution with lower solute concentration than the cell. Hemodilution is a fall in the concentration of red cells due to increased plasma volume, as happens with endurance training, and hemolysis is the rupture of red blood cells.

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