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Why isn't a penguin classed as a fish?
It takes in oxygen through air, using lungs. Fish take in oxygen through water, using gills.
Why do fish gills contains lots of blood vessels?
Fish gills are the equivalent of human lungs. Our lungs, and the fish's gills, are the part of the body that absorb the oxygen we need and expel the carbon dioxide that we nave to get rid of. The way that this happens is through the blood vessels (arteries carry oxygen-rich blood around the body, while veins carry deoxygenated blood) Humans extract oxygen from the air that they breathe into their lungs, while fish obtain their oxygen from the water that passes through their gills.
What type of fish breathe through their lungs?
All fish have lungs and gills. The gills extract the air from the water.
Do sharks breathe through their lungs?
No; sharks don't have lungs. They have gills, in common with most fish, that extract oxygen from the water around them.
Do sharks breathe through lungs?
No; sharks don't have lungs. They have gills, in common with most fish, that extract oxygen from the water around them.
Why do fish not breath water in?
Because it doesn't enter their lungs,it gets converted into oxygen through the gills.
Fish have this instead of lungs?
Fish Use Gills Instead of lungs. Gills Help fish to Breath. Fish Use Gills Instead of lungs. Gills Help fish to Breath.
Does fish has lungs?
No, they breath through gills.
Fish are able to breath under water why and why vcant humans?
I'm going to assume the word 'oxygen' was accidently left out of the sentence. While there is oxygen in both air and water, our lungs can only receive oxygen through air, while a fish's gills can only receive it through water.
How do fish breathe in fish tanks?
people have lungs that enable them to breathe air, and fish have gills that enable them to breathe water _____________________________ lungfish have lungs to breathe air if there is a drought. ~metalumbreon
What does the fish breath with?
Fish breathe using their gills. Gills are respiratory organs that extract oxygen from the water and release carbon dioxide. Water passes through the fish's mouth and flows over the gills, allowing the fish to absorb oxygen from the water.
Do all mammals except whales breath with lungs?
All mammals, birds, and reptiles and most adult amphibians breathe through lungs. Most fish do not. Some species of salamander lack lungs and breathe eaither through their skin or through gills. Mos young amphibians are aquatic and breathe through gills. Most fish breath exclusively through gills. Some fish, called lungfish can breath through lungs, bust still primarily use their gills.
