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If cartilaginous fish stopped swimming they would die. These fish need to be swimming to feed and keep their bodies hydrated.
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How do salt water fish get rid of the salt?
Saltwater fish are able to excrete(get rid of) salt via the gills and via the urine.
What effect do ash particles have on a stream?
Shred fish's gills and drive up the water's alkalinity
What evidence is there of rich blood supply in the gills of a perch?
If there is a good blood supply to the gills of a fish it will be breathing and acting normally. As all fish are quite different this will have to be compared to an average happily living fish of the same br The red color of gills is from hemoglobin. Also, think about the size of the gills relative to the overall size that different fish can achieve it also stands to reason that sufficient oxygen must be transported to all the tissues via blood...as well as any expiration gases hence the gills have massive amounts of blood.
What do fish use for breathing?
Breathing system of fish is very efficient as compared to land animals. You have dead space in case of land animals. No such dead space is present in case of fish. Oxygen is only sparingly soluble in water. (4 to 5 ml per liter.) You have continuous flow of water from mouth, which passes through the gills of fish. The very less quantity of oxygen, that is present in water is trapped due to large surface area of gills. It is a great wonder that fish survive with such a less quantity of oxygen in water. The aquatic plants supply the oxygen in almost molecular form that is required by fish to breath in.
How does a sea star breathe?
This depends on the organisms, but many things that live in the sea breathe through gills. There is oxygen in the water so they take in water and they will diffuse the oxygen out of the water into their cells.
What happens if fish gills get clogged?
if the gills are clogged the fish will die with out cure
What do fish breathe with?
Fish have gills, as they swim water passes over the gills and extract oxygen from the water.
Were do fish get there air from?
Fish pass water over their 'gills' the gills extract oxygen from the water.
What does gills help fish do?
Fish use gills to extract oxygen from the water passing over the gills.
Fish can extract oxygen from water using what?
Fish have lamellae in their gills. As the water flows through the gills and over the lamellae, the oxygen is extracted from the water.
What happens to a fish if you breathe into its gills?
That is where it breathe in water and if you blew air into its gill you would drown it in air
Do salt water crocodiles have gills?
No, only fish have gills.
How do fish breath under water with their gills?
gills and brain
What does the fish breath with?
All fish breath through their gills, there is oxygen in water, as such, they take the oxygen through their gills.
Do fish need to breahe under water?
Fish process the oxygen in the water through their gills. They suck in water and as they push the water out of their gills, the gills retain the air. This is why fish tank require pumps; to circulate the water and create oxygen.
How do fish absorb oxygen from water?
Fish can absorb water by the gills
What is drawn fish?
If you mean drown then no, fish have gills that extract oxygen from the water as it passes Through their gills but they suffocate when the flow of water stops passing through the gills or there is a lack of oxygen in the water or when brought out of the water
