Which of these statements concerning gases in the blood is true?
A) Hemoglobin transports a small percentage of the oxygen transported by the blood.
B) Almost all of the carbon dioxide in the blood is transported by hemoglobin.
C) Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin 210 times as fast as oxygen does.
D) Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes a reaction that converts oxygen into a bicarbonate ion.
E) Most oxygen is transported dissolved in the plasma.
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