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9 years ago
What will an increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the blood do?
increase the pH of arterial blood. 
  decrease the alveolar ventilation rate. 
  increase the rate of breathing. 
  decrease pulmonary ventilation. 
  decrease the rate of breathing. 
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9 years ago
hmm this is tricky..i do know CO2 decreases the pH (acidifies it). So a is out. Increase the rate of breathing is a natural reaction because we want more O2 in the blood. I would go with Increase the rate of breathing but I could be wrong!
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9 years ago
The answer is D -decrease rate of breathing.

Source - http://www.healthline.com/health/co2-blood-test#Overview
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