Which of the following is an advantage of the bird

and mammalian circulatory system?
a. It is closed.
b. It is fully divided into two circuits.
c. There is no mixing of oxygen-poor and
oxygenated blood.
d. Blood is directly pumped out to body capillaries
after oxygenation in the lungs.
e. All of these are an advantage.


Answer: e

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