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The function of hemoglobin is to:

A Fight infections
B Transport oxygen from lungs to tissues and carry CO2 back
C Clot blood
D Regulate temperature

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Hemoglobin: four heme groups bind O2 cooperatively. Also carries some CO2 as carbaminohemoglobin.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "The function of hemoglobin is to:" is Option B: Transport oxygen from lungs to tissues and carry CO2 back.

The other options — A) Fight infections, C) Clot blood, D) Regulate temperature — are incorrect for this DAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: Hemoglobin: four heme groups bind O2 cooperatively. Also carries some CO2 as carbaminohemoglobin.

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