Biology 5090 · O Level · Heart

Heart — practice question

The diagram illustrates the circulatory system in a fish. Both human lungs and fish gills provide a large surface area for gas exchange.
(a(i))[2]

State two structural differences between a fish heart and a human heart.

(a(ii))[1]

Draw a ring around the correct words to finish the sentence below. higher than / the same as / lower than The blood pressure in a fish aorta will be [BLANK] the blood pressure in a human aorta.

(b(i))[1]

State which component of human blood is absent from Antarctic icefish blood.

(b(ii))[5]

Suggest how Antarctic icefish with colourless blood can survive in the low temperatures of the Antarctic Ocean.

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