The respiratory system cannot fully compensate for metabolic acidosis because

a. peripheral and central chemoreceptors respond to pH changes in a different manner
b. some changes in acid levels occur due to changes in carbon dioxide levels
c. metabolic acid production is too great
d. a and b occur
e. all of the above occur


D

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