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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 4SQ
In the lungs, the main factor in boosting the tendency of hemoglobin to bind with and hold oxygen is ___.
- a. temperature c. acidity (pH)
- b. the amount of O2 relative to the amount of CO2 in plasma
- c. acidity(pH)
- d. all are equally important
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