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In which of the following vertebrate group/groups, heart does not pump oxygenated blood to different parts of the body?

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In which of the following vertebrate group/groups, heart does not pump oxygenated blood to different parts of the body?

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  • pisces and amphibians

  • amphibians and reptiles

  • amphibians only

  • pisces only

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Solution

pisces only

Explanation:

In Pisces (fishes), the heart pumps only deoxygenated blood to the gills. The oxygenated blood from the gills goes directly to the body without returning to the heart. Therefore, the heart does not pump oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.

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Chapter 1: Life Processes - Exercise 3 [Page 90]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology Part 3 [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Life Processes
Exercise 3 | Q 71. | Page 90
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