Multiple Choice
The oxygen content of water increases linearly with increase in oxygen partial pressure while the oxygen content of blood increases in a sigmoidal (S-shaped) fashion.Why?
A) Carbonic anhydrase contributes to CO₂ release in blood,but not water.
B) The Bohr shift is stronger in water than in blood.
C) Hemoglobin shows cooperative oxygen binding.
D) All of the above answers apply.
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