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People living at the sea level have around 5 million RBC per cubic millimeter of their blood whereas those living at an altitude of 5400 meters have around 8 million.This is because at high altitude:

A

People get pollution free air to breathe and more oxygen is avialable

B

Atmospheric oxygen level is less and hence more RBCs are needed to absorb required amount of `O_2`

C

There is more UV-radiation which enhance RBC production

D

People eat more nutritive food,therefore more RBCs are formed

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