What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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Chapter 21, Problem 11SA
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How gas exchange is accomplished in animals with gills and those with lungs.
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Gills and lungs are the points of gas exchange, in aquatic and terrestrial animals, respectively.
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