Biology: Concepts and Investigations
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781260542202
Author: Marielle Hoefnagels
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 31, Problem 12WIO
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Why carbon monoxide (CO) is so dangerous.
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Red blood cells transport oxygen around the body. They contain hemoglobin with which oxygen combines and forms oxyhemoglobin. The red blood cells do not have a nucleus and hence it carries more oxygen.
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