Multiple Choice
The flattened bioconcave disc shape of an erythrocyte __________.
A) increases the cell's surface area-to-volume ratio
B) allows more hemoglobin molecules to be closer to the plasma membrane
C) enhances the cell's ability to divide
D) all of these
E) both a and b
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