BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 35, Problem 2SA
In______, gas exchange occurs at the body surface and gas
is distributed by diffusion alone.
| a. earthworm | c. frogs |
| b. |
d. insects |
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