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A hematocrit indicates the percentage of the blood volume occupied by red blood cells. how might your hematocrit change if you moved from a town at sea level to a high mountain village where the air contains
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A hematocrit indicates the percentage of the blood volume occupied by red blood cells. how might your hematocrit change if you moved from a town at sea level to a high mountain village where the air contains less oxygen?

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It might increase because more red cells would be needed due to the reduced oxygen content or air at high altitudes. 
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