When a person hyperventilates, the level of carbon dioxide in the person's blood ____.  

A.  increases
B.  decreases
C.  increases only during inhalation
D.  increases only during exhalation
E.  does not change


B.  decreases
When a person hyperventilates, the carbon dioxide level in the blood decreases because they are breathing excessive amounts of oxygen in too quickly.

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