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Match each definition to the correct term
-Sugar gliders from Australia and flying squirrels from North America are not closely related mammals, but they do resemble one another in appearance and locomotion. This would illustrate the phenomenon of ________.


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Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

A medical treatment facility in which patients breathe pure oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure to promote healing and fight infection.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A potentially lethal condition caused by inhalation of carbon monoxide gas, which prevents oxygen from binding to hemoglobin in the blood.

Oxyhemoglobin

A complex formed when oxygen binds to the hemoglobin in red blood cells.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

A pressurized chamber in which a patient breathes 100% oxygen to enhance the body's natural healing processes.

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