The correct statement in respect of protein haemoglobin is that it:
The correct statement in respect of protein haemoglobin is that it:
function as a catalyst for biological reactions
maintains blood sugar level
acts as an oxygen carrier in the blood
forms antibodies and offers resistance to diseases
Solution
Haemoglobin in blood carries oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body (i.e. the tissues). There it releases the oxygen to permit aerobic respiration to provide energy to power the functions of the organism in the process called metabolism.
Related Theory
Four $\mathrm{Fe}^{2+}$ ions of each haemoglobin can bind with 4 molecules of $\mathrm{O}_2$ and it is termed as oxyhaemoglobin.
$\mathrm{Hb}_4+4 \mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{Hb}_4 \mathrm{O}_8$