Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Red blood cells are shaped like flattened disks. There are trillions of red blood cells in your blood. Each red blood cell has millions of molecules of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein that contains iron. The iron in hemoglobin gives red blood cells their red color. It also explains how hemoglobin carries oxygen. The iron in hemoglobin binds with oxygen molecules so they can be carried by red blood cells.


Q: What in hemoglobin gives red blood cells their red color?

 Choices:

- calcium

- lead

- barium

- iron

A:
iron
