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they cant breathe because gills do not support air on land where many other gases are present
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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 the adaptations that enable vertebrates to survive on land?
The ability for the aquatic animals' lungs to breathe the air on land. And the feet and mobility changes.
Why is a platypus semi-aquatic?
The platypus is semi-aquatic because, although it must live and shelter on dry land, it needs to hunt for its food in creeks and rivers. Platypuses cannot breathe underwater; nor can they search for food on land.
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.
Is a platypus semi-aquatic?
Platypuses are indeed semi-aquatic. Platypuses live and shelter in burrows dug into dry land, but they need to hunt for their food in freshwater creeks and rivers. Platypuses cannot breathe underwater.
Which group has 4 extraembryonic membranes- aquatic animals or land animals?
land mamals
Is shark land animals?
No, they're exclusively aquatic animals, mostly in high saline water (the sea). They're of one of the oldest and more primitive fish lineages, don't really have the gills to breathe in non moving water and can't breathe air either through their gills or skin, so they couldn't be land or even amphibious animals.
Are aquatic animals more in number than land animals?
Yes.
Are walruses semi-aquatic animals?
Yes semi aquatic means half land animal half aquatic animal
What are animals that live both in water and on land?
semi-aquatic
Which grop has four extra embryonic membranes aquatic or land animals?
Land Mammals
Are lions mammals or amphibians?
They are mammals. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals that can breathe through gills underwater as well as using lungs on land. Lions are warm-blooded and cannot breathe underwater.
