Multiple Choice
The oxygen content of water increases linearly with an increase in oxygen partial pressure, whereas the oxygen content of blood increases in a sigmoidal (S-shaped) fashion. Why?
A) Carbonic anhydrase contributes to carbon dioxide release in blood, but not water.
B) The Bohr shift is stronger in water than in blood.
C) Hemoglobin shows cooperative oxygen binding.
D) Oxygen is transported equally by hemoglobin and blood plasma.
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