Among air breathing animals, birds have the most effective mechanism of extracting oxygen from air

because



a. birds utilize countercurrent exchange.
b. bird lungs have more surface area.
c. bird lungs are the largest among vertebrates.
d. the air sacs provide additional respiratory surfaces.
e. birds utilize positive force exchange.


A

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