A major percentage of O2 (97%) is trans...

A major percentage of `O_2` (97%) is transported by RBCs in the blood. How does the remaining percentage (3%) of `O_2` transported?

A

Dissolved in plasma and transported

B

Remains in lungs

C

In peroxisomes

D

Attached to cell membranes

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