The Bohr effect explains why
a. hemoglobin binds carbon monoxide more readily than oxygen
b. hemoglobin unloads its oxygen when it encounters low pH
c. diffusion occurs so slowly over long distances
d. oxygen is present in the atmosphere in relatively low concentrations
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