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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 1 Objective Question

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3. Birds have how many heart chambers, supporting their high metabolic rate?
Options
A Two
B Three
C Four
Correct Answer
D One
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Birds have a four-chambered heart (two atria and two ventricles), which completely separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood to support their endothermic, high-energy metabolism.

Hint

Birds share the same number of heart chambers as mammals.

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