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Which classes of vertebrates have a heart with two chambers, three chambers and four chambers?
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Which classes of vertebrates have a heart with two chambers, three chambers and four chambers? Why does a warm-blooded animal need a heart with four chambers?
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
Pisces: scales, gills, 2 chambers. Amphibia: moist skin, 3 chambers. Reptilia: dry scales, 3 chambers (4 in the crocodile). Aves: feathers, 4 chambers, warm-blooded. Mammalia: hair, milk, 4 chambers, warm-blooded.
The worked solution
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Step 1. Two chambers. Pisces.
Step 2. Three chambers. Amphibia and Reptilia (the crocodile has four).
Step 3. Four chambers. Aves and Mammalia.
Step 4. Why four. Four chambers keep blood rich in oxygen apart from blood poor in oxygen. A warm body uses a lot of energy, so it needs a full supply of oxygen.
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