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Some chemical reactions that occur inside a person's body cells produce carbon dioxide. What will the person's body do to respond to increased levels of
carbon dioxide?
OA. The person's body will use the carbon dioxide to produce glucose.
OB. The person's body will stop the chemical reactions that produce carbon dioxide.
OC. The person's body will increase its breathing rate to reduce the level of carbon dioxide.
OD. The person's body will not do anything because it doesn't matter how much carbon dioxide is inside the body.
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C

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As levels of CO2 in the blood begin to rise, the body can respond through hyperventilation and cause hypercapnia.

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