MDCAT Biology MCQ #405

A patient with severe iron-deficiency anemia shows reduced metabolic activity. This is because iron is a vital structural component of which mitochondrial proteins?

MDCAT Biology MCQ #405

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A patient with severe iron-deficiency anemia shows reduced metabolic activity. This is because iron is a vital structural component of which mitochondrial proteins?

    • A) Iron
    • B) Magnesium
    • C) Copper
    • D) Manganese

    Answer: Iron

    Explanation: Iron is a central component of heme in cytochromes. Magnesium is wrong because it is the central atom of chlorophyll, not cytochromes.