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:
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:
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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