Most carbon dioxide is transported in the blood by:

a. the globin portion of hemoglobin
b. dissolved in plasma
c. conversion to bicarbonate ions
d. the heme portion of hemoglobin
e. bound to albumin in the plasma


Ans: c. conversion to bicarbonate ions

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