What danger is posed by the presence of carbon monoxide in the blood?
a. Carbon monoxide is highly flammable.
b. Carbon monoxide prevents carbon dioxide from diffusing into the lungs.
c. Carbon monoxide prevents oxygen from binding to hemoglobin.
d. Carbon monoxide denatures hemoglobin molecules in the blood.
c. Carbon monoxide prevents oxygen from binding to hemoglobin.
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