Multiple Choice
In the countercurrent exchange system of fish gills,
A) blood and water flow in the same direction.
B) blood and water flow in opposite directions.
C) blood and water are separated by a thick polysaccharide barrier.
D) blood flow in the gills reverses direction with every heartbeat.
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