NEET Biology question

Which of the following statements is true about RBC in humans?

(A)They carry about 20-25 percent of COCorrect
(B)They transport 99.5 percent of O
(C)They transport about 80 per cent oxygen only and the rest 20 percent of it is transported in dissolved state in blood plasma
(D)They do not carry CO at all

Answer: (A)

Solution

RBCs carry about 20-25% of the transported CO as carbaminohaemoglobin, which makes (a) correct, whereas RBCs actually transport about 97% (not 99.5%) of O, O transport by

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