Which of the following statements is false?

a. Hemoglobin functions as a buffer.
b. Bicarbonate ions tend to diffuse out of red blood cells into the blood plasma.
c. The movement of molecules go in different directions in the metabolically active tissues
and the alveoli.
d. Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme that promotes the formation of oxyhemoglobin.
e. Hemoglobin consists of four polypeptide chains.


D

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