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Just as you need lungs to take in Oxegen and breath out Carbon Dioxide so fish need gills
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Why do scuba divers need to bring oxygen tanks while fishes do not?
Because fish have gills and can breathe under water and humans do not
Do whales need gills to breathe in water?
No, they do not need there gills because they have air tubes which are connected to their lungs.
What are fishes adaptation?
Fish have several adaptions to help them survive in the water. Firstly, they need gills to breathe, secondly, fins and a tail to help them swim and finally it is important for them to have a streamlined body.
Do oysters need oxygen to breathe?
fishes take in water and remove oxygen from it.....thats how they breathe....
What kind of adaptations would living organisms need in fast flowing water?
it can breathe in water and it has gills to breathe with
What makes fishes lives in water?
Well they can't breath on land. They have gills either side of their head which bring the fishes blood very close to the tissue surface.This allows Carbon dioxide to leave the blood and Oxygen to be taken up.
Why do you not have gills?
Land mammals do not have gills because there is no water needed to filter out to get oxygen. Fish have gills because they need to filter out water (and other objects) to get the oxygen to breathe.
How do noctunal fish breathe?
All fish, whether nocturnal or not, use their gills. They don't need AIR to breathe, they need water...
Do you need to have gills to breathe underwater?
Yes, you do need gills to breathe underwater. Gills process the water through them that makes the water allowed to go through the animal's body without drowning them. Gills are the only thing that keep the animals that live underwater, alive. they also don't make you breath the air in-you breath the oxygen in the water!
Why do axolotls have feathery gills?
An axolotl is a salamander in the larval stage. They live in the water, so they need to have gills to breathe.
How do gills let you breathe under water?
Gills, as opposed to lungs, can filter out oxygen from water. And oxygen is something most creatures need to stay alive.
Do jellyfish come to the surface to breathe?
No they take the oxygen in the water through their gills. However, whale do because they are mammals not fish and all mammals need to breath after all humans don't have gills do they?
