Multiple Choice
Among air-breathing animals, why do birds have the most effective mechanism of extracting oxygen from air?
A) because their air sacs provide additional respiratory surfaces
B) because birds utilize crosscurrent exchange
C) because bird lungs are the largest among vertebrates
D) because bird lungs have more surface area
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