how does the presence of only one ventricle in the frog’s heart affect its circulatory system?(1 point)

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It allows for complete separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
It allows for complete separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

It causes mixing of oxygenated (blood with oxygen in it) and deoxygenated blood (blood without oxygen in it), making it harder for the body to get the oxygen it needs.
It causes mixing of oxygenated (blood with oxygen in it) and deoxygenated blood (blood without oxygen in it), making it harder for the body to get the oxygen it needs.

It prevents blood from being pumped to the lungs.
It prevents blood from being pumped to the lungs.

It enhances the efficiency of oxygenation compared to the human heart.
It enhances the efficiency of oxygenation compared to the human heart.

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The correct response is:

It causes mixing of oxygenated (blood with oxygen in it) and deoxygenated blood (blood without oxygen in it), making it harder for the body to get the oxygen it needs.

In frogs, the heart has one ventricle, which can lead to the mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood, making their circulatory system less efficient than that of mammals, which have a four-chambered heart that separates the two types of blood completely.