2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems

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The inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps\textit{Pogona vitticeps}Pogona vitticeps) is a terrestrial reptile native to Australia. Like all reptiles (excluding crocodilians), it possesses a double circulatory system, but its ventricle is only partially divided by an incomplete muscular septum.

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Define the term double circulatory system\textit{double circulatory system}double circulatory system.

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Explain how this incomplete septum makes the transport of oxygen to body tissues less efficient than in a mammal with a fully partitioned four-chambered heart.

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During extreme heat, the bearded dragon retreats into deep underground burrows. Explain why the bearded dragon may die if the concentration of oxygen in the burrow's air becomes extremely low.

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