I'm going to hold my breath until I turn blue and stop breathing and die and it will be all your fault! shrieked the 6-year-old at her father. The child was unable to carry out her threat because
A. she never stopped talking long enough to try to hold her breath.
B. increased CO₂ and hydrogen ion concentration and decreased oxygen concentration stimulate chemoreceptors.
C. decreased CO₂ and hydrogen ion concentration and increased oxygen concentration stimulate chemoreceptors.
D. she could not take in enough oxygen. E. none of the above.