Carbon dioxide (CO2) is mainly transported in the blood:
a. attached to oxygen (O2).
b. dissolved in red blood cells.
c. combined with albumin.
d. in the form of bicarbonate.
ANS: D
CO2 is carried in the blood as bicarbonate and not attached to O2, dissolved in red blood cells, or combined with albumin.
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