As multicellular animals grew larger, simple diffusion became insufficient to move nutrients and remove waste. Early animals evolved internal fluid movement within body cavities, allowing nutrients to circulate beyond direct cell-to-cell contact.
Internal Fluid Transport in Early Animals
~550 Million Years Ago (+/- 25 million)
Diffusion and body-cavity circulation
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