Given below are two statements:
Statement I - The oxygen transported in dissolved state by the plasma in human beings is about $10%$ .
Statement II - The $CO_{2}$ transported by the plasma in dissolved form is about $3%$ .
In the light of above statements, select the correct option given below:

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According to the standard data for transport of gases in human blood:

About $97%$ of $O_{2}$ is transported by RBCs in the blood, and the remaining $3%$ of $O_{2}$ is carried in a dissolved state through the plasma. Therefore, Statement I is incorrect.

Nearly $20 - 25%$ of $CO_{2}$ is transported by RBCs, about $70%$ is carried as bicarbonate, and about $7%$ of $CO_{2}$ is carried in a dissolved state through the plasma. Therefore, Statement II is also incorrect.

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Answer: Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

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