Cy Dill noticed that when he traveled from his home at 1,100 ft.elevation,to hike in the forest at 8,000 ft.elevation,his respiratory rate was elevated even while he was resting.This is because
A) the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is greater at higher elevations.
B) the partial pressure of oxygen is lower at higher elevations.
C) the air is "thinner" at higher elevations.
D) his proprioceptors were stimulating his respiratory center.
E) there would be a decrease in blood pH at that altitude.
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