alleryStart learning →Why do large animals need a circulatory system?
ADiffusion is too slow at long range
BTheir cells need no fresh oxygen
CIt makes their bodies flatter
DIt replaces the need to breathe
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Diffusion is too slow at long range
A blood vascular system overcomes the time and distance limits of diffusion in big bodies.
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