Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 36, Problem 2SQ
In__________, blood flows through two completely separate circuits.
a. birds
b. mammals
c. fish
d. both a and b
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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