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Gills are composed of thousands of filaments which are covered in lamellae (only a few cells thick and contain blood capillaries). This creates a large surface area and a short distance for gas exchange.
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What part of a fish is where gas exchange occurs?
The Gills
How does gas exchange occur in clown fish?
in their gills.
What organs in a fish specialize in oxygen exchange?
Gills
When fish breath there gills exchange oxygen and what?
Carbon Dioxide
When fish breathe their gills exchange oxygen and .?
carbon dioxide
What do fish use to breathe?
Fish breathe through their gills. There are usually gills on either side of the pharynx. Gills have thread-like structures (filaments). These filaments exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide.
How does shark exchange gases?
Like all fish- through their gills.
What is the function of the gill cover of a fish?
to protect the gills
Where the exchange of gases is take place in the fish?
Across the alveoli and capillaries.
What do fish breathe using?
Fish breathe through their gills. There are usually gills on either side of the pharynx. Gills have thread-like structures (filaments). These filaments exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Where do fish exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen through what?
either gills or stomata
How does the respiratory System of a fish compared with that of a human?
Most fish use gills for gas exchange instead of lungs
