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Like all fish, sharks extract dissolved oxygen from the water through their gills.
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How do shark brethe?
they dont breathe they go to an under water base were there have oxygen tanks
How does a shark take in oxygen?
A shark has gills like a fish so that is how it breaths.
Do shark have lungs?
No, they have gills.Sharks do not breathe with lungs, but with gills that absorb the oxygen in the water.
Does a whale shark breathe from oxygen?
Like all sharks ( like fish), whale sharks breathe through gills which extract oxygen from the water.
How do shark's breathe I need a biology answer?
Like other fish sharks extract oxygen from sea water as the seawater passes over the shark's gills
Are whale shark mammals?
No they are not. They are a type of shark and like other sharks 'breathe' water in through their gill slits snd filter the oxygen out of it. To be a mammal, they would need to breathe air and nurse their young.
What is the difference between a shark and a whale explain please.?
A shark is a fish and a whale is a mammal. Therefor the shark has gills to get oxygen from the water and whales have to breathe air, so they come to the surface.
Does a great white shark have to surface to breathe?
Great Whites - like all Sharks - use gills to filter oxygen from the water. They can't breathe air.
How does a basking shark breathe?
the same as any other fish, by collecting oxygen in its gills as water is filtered through them.
Do you breathe in or breathe out oxygen?
Humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Trees "breathe" out oxygen.
Does Shark have Gills?
Sharks have gills so they can breathe. They absorb the oxygen out of the water using their gills.
How shark can breathe under water?
They can breathe under water for as long as they want because the have gills and can get their oxygen from the water. In fact, they'll die within minutes if removed from the water.
