Given below are two statements about transport of \(\text{O}_{2}\) and \(\text{CO}_{2}\).
Statement (I): In the alveoli, where \(\text{ppO}_{2}\) is high and \(\text{ppCO}_{2}\) is low, the oxygen binds to haemoglobin.
Statement (II): In the alveoli under low \(\text{ppCO}_{2}\), hydrogen ion and bicarbonate ions recombine under the influence of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and release \(\text{CO}_{2}\).
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.