How is most of the carbon dioxide transported by the blood in humans? A. Bicarbonate attached to hemoglobin. B. Bicarbonate ions in the pkasma. C. Carbon dioxide dissolved in plasma. D. Carbon dioxide attached to hemoglobin. E. Carbonic acid in the plasma. it is not D

How is most of the carbon dioxide transported by the blood in humans? A. Bicarbonate attached to hemoglobin. B. Bicarbonate ions in the pkasma. C. Carbon dioxide dissolved in plasma. D. Carbon dioxide attached to hemoglobin. E. Carbonic acid in the plasma. it is not D

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How is most of the carbon dioxide transported by the blood in humans?

	A.	Bicarbonate attached to hemoglobin.
	B.	Bicarbonate ions in the pkasma.
	C.	Carbon dioxide dissolved in plasma.
	D.	Carbon dioxide attached to hemoglobin.
	E.	Carbonic acid in the plasma.

it is not D

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