What is true about RBCs in humans?
(a) They carry about 20-25 percent of CO2.
(b) They transport 99.5 percent of O2.
(c) They transport about 80 percent oxygen only
and the rest 20 percent of it is transported in
dissolved state in blood plasma.
(d) They do not carry CO2 at all.

1 Answer

Answer :

(a) They carry about 20-25 percent of CO2.

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