The most important factor that regulates breathing activity is the ____

a. amount of oxygen in the blood
b. amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
c. amount of oxygen in the air we breath
d. the acidity of the blood
e. chemoreceptors in the blood


ANSWER: b

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