Haemoglobin

Question 1

What is haemoglobin an example of?

Answer 1

Protein with a quaternary structure

Question 2

What is on the outside of the molecule?

Answer 2

Hydrophilic parts

Question 3

What chains are there?

Answer 3

4 polypeptide chains

Question 4

What chains are there?

Answer 4

2 alpha subunits and 2 beta subunits

Question 5

What are haem groups?

Answer 5

4 prosthetic groups

Question 6

What does hydrophilic mean?

Answer 6

Water loving

Question 7

What does hydrophobic mean?

Answer 7

Water hating

Question 8

What do globular proteins form?

Answer 8

A spherical mass with a 3D shape

Question 9

What do the globular proteins do?

Answer 9

They fold up so that hydrophilic groups are on the outside and hydrophobic are inside the molecule

Question 10

What can globular proteins be considered as?

Answer 10

Soluble