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as u know, seawater is salty ,that is hypertonic..

when u place RBC in sea water it will swell and then burst.

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some of the oxygen in your blood is transferred to the cells in your bones that help you to produce more red and white blood cells.


When oxygen is being carried back to blood cells?

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Where is oxygen transferred into the blood?

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What happen to the speed of blood as it flows through the capillaries?

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