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What is one not reason sea creatures are different from land creatures?
it has gills
How ocean creatures breathe?
Well, ocean creatures have gills and breathe in water.
Does an Octopus have lungs?
Yes they do.All sea creatures have gills.
What water creatures use gills to take in oxygen?
Fish
Are egg laying creatures fish?
Some are, yes. Are finned creatures that breathe through gills birds?
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.
Why do fish gills not function in air?
Lungs are what air breathing creatures use. That is how they evolved. Gills need to have water flowing over them so they work in water. So Lungs won't work in water and Gills won't work in air.
Why do creatures stay underwater but still breath?
Most sea-creatures have gills, which filter the water & turns it into oxygen for them. Others can just hold their breath for a long time.
Whales have developed gills or lungs?
Whales have lungs. They descended from land animals with lungs. They had lungs before they became creatures living full time in the ocean. They did not develop either gills or lungs after they became sea creatures but long before.
What animal has no lungs?
Most living animals have lungs. Fish have gills, which allow them to breathe. There may be other sea creatures that do not have lungs as well. Also, some creatures breath through their skin - such as worms, which do not have lungs.
What are the characteristics of fishes?
They swim, they have gills, they live under water, they are sea creatures. They have fins, they travel in schools, they live underwater, and they have scales. Most fishes have gills, fins, and scales. Their skeletons are either made of cartilage and bone. they are cold blooded
How are the creatures in the sea?
some animals can't breath air they bring in very little air with their gills but if they go up on land they could dry out and die
