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Set 20 Acid Base Balance

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Question 1

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An increased respiration rate

A) increases the carbonic acid in the blood
B) decreases the carbonic acid in the blood
C) causes the pH of the blood to drop
D) both a and c above

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Question 2

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The enzyme that converts carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid is

A) carbonic anhydrase
B) carbaminohemoglobin
C) carbonate
D) carbon dioxidase

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Question 3

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Metabolism tends to add

A) more bases than acids to the blood
B) more acids than bases to the blood
C) about an equal amount of acids and bases
D) only neutral substances to the blood

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