Why Do Large Animals Need Specialized Organs for Gas Exchange

question 52

Multiple Choice

Why do large animals need specialized organs for gas exchange?

• A) they require more oxygen per unit of volume
• B) surface area increases more rapidly than volume as size increases
• C) volume increases more rapidly than surface area as size increases
• D) they collect more energy and therefore have more energy to allocate to specialized tissues

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