Which events occur during the recycling of aged or damaged erythrocytes? (Order is not important.)a: The heme group is converted into biliverdin.b: Bilirubin is placed in long-term storage in the liver.c: The iron ions in hemoglobin are removed.d: The iron ions are stored in the liver.e: The iron ions are stored in the red bone marrow.f: Membrane proteins and globin proteins are broken down and reused.g: The erythrocyte contents, excluding the globins, are excreted unchanged via the digestive tract.
A. a, b, c, g
B. a, b, c, e, f
C. a, c, d, f
D. c, e, g
E. c, d, g
Answer: C
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