All of the following are mechanisms of carbon dioxide transport in the blood EXCEPT
A) as a dissolved gas in the plasma
B) attached to the surface of an erythrocyte
C) as a bicarbonate ion in the plasma
D) combined with hemoglobin

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Carbon dioxide can bind to hemoglobin, be carried as a bicarbonate ion in the plasma, or be dissolved in the plasma itself. However, it does not attach to the surface of erythrocytes.

All of the Following Are Mechanisms of Carbon Dioxide Transport