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Shellfish have gills just like fish do. They suck water into their shell and pass it over their gills, then squirt it back out again. Sometimes, you can see clams squirting water out of their shells when you are digging them up out of the sand.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoFish breathe through gills ! They absorb oxygen from the water passing over their gills.
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∙ 14y agoThey take in oxygen and filter water from their gills. They use the 0 from the H20 basically.
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∙ 9y agoA fish will use gills with extract oxygen from water.
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What is important for aquatic animals to be able to breathe in water?
so........ they will NOT die
What is the importance of solubility of gases to aquatic animals?
Aquatic animals still breathe oxygen, even if in water. If there's little oxygen dissolved in the water, they will suffocate.
Why aquatic animals cannot breathe when they are on land?
they cant breathe because gills do not support air on land where many other gases are present
How are land ainmals and sea animals different?
see land animals have to breathe on land...of course,and sea creatures have Gils which are used to breathe under water but their are some land and sea animals such as frogs or aquatic turtles
What are aquatic animals?
Aquatic animals are animals that live in water.
What is the scientific name for animals that live in water only?
Aquatic animals. most of the time they say aquatic wildlife, very few will say aquatic animals
How are mineral salts and oxygen beneficial for aquatic life?
Yes. Marine animals breathe in the oxygen dissolved in the water and thus can live.
Why breathing rate of aquatic organisms is faster than the terrestrial animals?
The breathing rate of aquatic animals is faster than that of terrestrial animals because the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water in much less than the amount outside, so they have to breathe more in order to get more oxygen
Why animals living in the water breath faster as compared to land animals?
because there are less amount of dissolved oxygen in water so that aquatic animals breathe more faster in order to get more oxygen.
What is the specialty of aquatic animals?
Speciality of aquatic animals is that they can swim.
What do aquatic organisms need to breathe?
gills
What is meant by aquatic animals?
Aquatic animals are those which live in water.
