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Blood Single Pressure Advantages Disadvantages Double Complex Animals

Single circulatory systems are less complex and sufficient for less active animals, but have slower blood flow, lower efficiency, and mixed oxygenated/deoxygenated blood. Double circulatory systems offer adjustable pressure, higher pressure, fast blood flow for efficient oxygen delivery, and no mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

Single circulatory systems are less complex and sufficient for less active animals, but have slower blood flow, lower efficiency, and mixed oxygenated/deoxygenated blood. Double circulatory systems offer adjustable pressure, higher pressure, fast blood flow for efficient oxygen delivery, and no mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

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AdvantagesDisadvantages
Single
  • Less complex - does not require complex organs
  • Sufficient for less metabolically active animals such as fish that do not maintain body temp and their body weight is supported by water

  • Blood is at lower pressure and moves more slowly - slower delivery to tissues
  • Less efficient so the activity of animals with single closed circulation is lower
  • Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mixed
Double
  • Pressure of blood can be adjusted
  • Higher pressure and fast flow of blood mean oxygen delivered more rapidly and farther away
  • No mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood - conc gradient for diffusion

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