Most of the oxygen transported by the blood is
A) dissolved in plasma.
B) bound to hemoglobin.
C) in ionic form as solute in the plasma.
D) bound to the same protein as carbon dioxide.
E) carried by white blood cells.

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Most of the oxygen in the blood is bound to hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells. Only a small amount of oxygen is dissolved in the plasma, and it is not in ionic form. Oxygen is not bound to the same protein as carbon dioxide, and it is not carried by white blood cells.

Most of the Oxygen Transported by the Blood Is