Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood of humans is transported

A. as dissolved CO2 in plasma.
B. as bicarbonate ion in plasma.
C. attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells.
D. attached to hemoglobin in plasma.
E. as carbonic acid.


B. as bicarbonate ion in plasma.

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