Analogy — Chlorophyll : Plant :: Haemoglobin : ? Choose the biological counterpart carried within living organisms that parallels chlorophyll in plants.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Blood

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
Chlorophyll is a characteristic pigment associated with plants; it enables photosynthesis. In a similar structural mapping, haemoglobin is the characteristic oxygen-carrying protein associated with blood in animals, particularly vertebrates. The analogy therefore pairs the biological substance with its primary biological milieu.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Chlorophyll ↔ plant tissues (chloroplasts), defining association.
  • Haemoglobin ↔ blood (in red blood cells), defining association.
  • We seek the domain/body in which haemoglobin normally resides.


Concept / Approach:
Maintain “substance : natural locus” structure. Chlorophyll is not “photosynthesis,” but a pigment found in plants; likewise haemoglobin is not “oxygen” (which it carries) nor “red” (a color), but a protein in blood. Hence, “blood” mirrors “plant” as the locus for haemoglobin.


Step-by-Step Solution:

Identify relation: characteristic substance → typical location/domain.Map to animals: haemoglobin → blood (in RBCs).Reject distractors that confuse function (oxygen) or properties (red) with the locus.


Verification / Alternative check:
Biology basics: haemoglobin within erythrocytes binds oxygen for transport; its presence colors blood red in most vertebrates.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • Haemorrhage — bleeding event, not a locus.
  • Oxygen — transported by haemoglobin, not the container/location.
  • Red — color attribute, not the biological medium.


Common Pitfalls:
Choosing a function/object (oxygen) or attribute (red) rather than the hosting medium (blood), which is required to match the first pair’s logic.


Final Answer:
Blood

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