About 97% of $O_{2}$ is transported by RBC. The remaining 3% is:

Dissolved in plasma and transported

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Remains in lungs

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Attached to cell membranes

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Inside the mitochondria

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In peroxisomes

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Solution

The correct option is A Dissolved in plasma and transported
About 97% of $O_{2}$ transported from lungs to tissues is carried in chemical combination with haemoglobin (Hb) in RBC. Remaining 3% is transported in dissolved state in water of plasma and cells.

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