Red blood cells are capable of transporting:
A)oxygen only
B)carbon dioxide only
C)oxygen and carbon dioxide
D)nutrients

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Red blood cells are capable of transporting both oxygen and carbon dioxide. They contain hemoglobin, a protein that binds to oxygen and helps transport it from the lungs to the body's tissues. Carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as bicarbonate ions or bound to hemoglobin, and is transported from the tissues back to the lungs for exhalation. Red blood cells are not responsible for transporting nutrients.

Red Blood Cells Are Capable of Transporting