PHYSICAL EDUCATIONbasic
The smoke component identified as reducing oxygen transport in the blood is _____.
Answer
carbon monoxide
Explanation
### Why this is right
The material directly links carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke with reduced oxygen transport in the blood. This is different from the stated effects of nicotine and tar.
### The concept
Oxygen transport is the movement of oxygen through the blood to the body's tissues. When smoke exposure reduces this transport, the body may have less oxygen available. The material separately describes nicotine as addictive and tar as contributing to lung damage and cancer, so those terms should not be substituted here.
### Terms
- **Carbon monoxide**: A harmful gas in tobacco smoke that reduces the blood's oxygen-transport capacity.
- **Oxygen transport**: The delivery of oxygen through the blood to body tissues.
### Remember
For this set of smoke components, carbon monoxide is the one linked to reduced oxygen transport.
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