Which of the following statements about vertebrate circulatory systems is false?
A) Crocodilians have a four-chambered heart.
B) In birds and mammals, pressures in the pulmonary circuit are lower than those in the systemic circuit.
C) The ventricle of turtles, snakes, and lizards is partly divided by a septum.
D) Amphibians have two atria and one ventricle.
E) In fishes, blood passes through the gills, returns to the heart, and then is pumped to the body.

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In fishes, blood passes through the gills and then directly to the body without returning to the heart, as they have a single circulatory system.

Which of the Following Statements About Vertebrate Circulatory Systems Is