Haemoglobin - a complete discussion of properties and factors affecting dissociation

A series of six worksheets aimed at advanced biology students, this comprehensive resource provides a series of exercises that discuss the role and properties of haemoglobin. This resource includes a starter task for initial discussion on the behaviour of haemoglobin followed by more detailed discussion on the nature of the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve, Bohr shift, haemoglobin in other organisms and comparison of adult haemoglobin to foetal haemoglobin and myoglobin.

Key words: haemoglobin, Bohr shift, oxyhaemoglobin, dissociation, oxygen, carbon dioxide, chloride shift, respiration, partial pressure, myoglobin