The changing color of a bruise is caused by the breakdown products of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is broken down into ________, which is a green molecule. ________ is a yellowish-brown molecule, again a breakdown product of hemoglobin.

A) basophil : Plasma
B) ammonia: Bile
C) bilirubin : Biliverdin
D) biliverdin : Bilirubin
E) bile : Ammonia


Ans: D) biliverdin : Bilirubin

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