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Are fish cold blooded and breathe with gills when they are young and then grow lungs when they become adults?
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∙ 9y ago
Most species of fish have gills for their entire lives. Amphibians are more likely to have gills at birth and develop lungs as they mature.
Fish are generally born with gills and use them all their lives.
Amphibians on the other hand are born with gills and have lungs after they reach adulthood.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoMost species of fish have gills for their entire lives. Amphibians are more likely to have gills at birth and develop lungs as they mature.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoFish are generally born with gills and use them all their lives.
Amphibians on the other hand are born with gills and have lungs after they reach adulthood.
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How does a newt breathe?
The gills are replaced by lungs as they become adults
How do amphibians breathe through gills?
Adults usually have lungs or breathe through their skin and throat. The larva and some neotenic species exchange oxygen and carbondioxide with the help of well- blooded gills.
What features do fish have?
-they have gills - they have scales - they are cold blooded - they can only breathe underwater
What are two ways that amphibians breathe?
Young frogs, or tadpoles, breathe underwater using gills. Then they grow lungs and lose their gills. As adults, they breathe air using their lungs.
Does iguanas have lungs or gills?
No. They are air breathing reptiles who have to surface to breathe.
Most amphibians exist as what?
Aquatic larvae that breathe with gills and as terrestrial adults that breathe using lungs and skin
Are lions mammals or amphibians?
They are mammals. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals that can breathe through gills underwater as well as using lungs on land. Lions are warm-blooded and cannot breathe underwater.
Do amphibians breathe through lungs gills?
they breathe with gills
What structure typically replaces the gills when amphibians become adults?
lungs
Do fish breathe with lungs or gills?
gills.
What organisms use gills to breathe?
Fish use gills to breathe underwater.
Does a fish breathe through gills?
Yes, fish do 'breathe' through gills.
