Answer:
A sugar called deoxyribose.
Explanation:
DNA is made up of molecules called "nucleotides". These are:
- A phosphate group
- A pentose sugar [deoxyribose]
- A nitrogen-containing base [adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine]
Thus the first option is the right answer.
Reasons why the other options are wrong:
"A plasma called haemoglobin" is wrong as plasma and haemoglobin are related to the blood.
"A chemical called nucleic acid" is wrong as it is not what DNA's made up of. DNA and RNA are nucleic acids themselves.
"An acid called chlorophyll" is wrong as chlorophyll is related to plants.
Answer:
Answered below
Explanation:
Hemoglobin is found in the red blood cells and is responsible for the transportation of oxygen from the lungs to the various body cells.
Oxygen binds to hemoglobin because it has a high affinity for it. This aids its transportation. When it gets to the cells it unbinds and get transported into the cell for use in energy production.
Carbon monoxide is an odourless, dangerous gas which has more affinity for hemoglobin than oxygen. Therefore when carbon monoxide is inhaled, it quickly binds to hemoglobin, thereby displacing oxygen. It binds to hemoglobin for a longer period and due to this, the body does not get any oxygen and cells begin to die.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include dizziness, headaches, fatigue and coma.
<span>the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.</span>
