Adult giraffes can be up to 20 ft. tall, and thus require special adaptations to maintain appropriate blood pressure. One adaptation is the rete mirabile, a group of blood vessels that form a web or net-like structure to slow blood flow.Although especially useful to the giraffe, the rete mirabile is similar to a countercurrent heat exchange system in other related, less evolved, mammals. Thus a mechanism for ________ homeostasis is likely to have evolved from a mechanism previously used for ________ homeostasis.

A. blood pressure; temperature
B. blood pressure; pH
C. temperature; blood pressure
D. pH; blood pressure


Answer: A

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