"I'm going to hold my breath until I die and it will be all your fault!" shrieked the 6-year-old at her father. The child was physically unable to carry out her threat because
A)she never stopped talking long enough to try to hold her breath.
B)increased CO₂ and hydrogen ion concentration and decreased oxygen concentration stimulate chemoreceptors.
C)decreased CO₂ and hydrogen ion concentration and increased oxygen concentration stimulate chemoreceptors.
D)she could not take in enough oxygen.

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Increased CO₂ and hydrogen ion concentration and decreased oxygen concentration stimulate chemoreceptors, which would eventually force the child to breathe involuntarily, preventing her from holding her breath until she dies.

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