Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Llamas, which are customarily known as mountain dwellers, have
hemoglobin with higher O2 binding affinity than that of humans. How would the llama hemoglobin-O2 dissociation curve
differ from that of a human?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: The slope of the llama hemoglobin-O2 dissociation curve would be steeper, effectively
shifting the curve to the left. Thus, the llama hemoglobin is shown to bind to O2 at lower
partial pressures than that of a human.
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