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i think that, because they're so small, they only rely on a network of trachea, tracheoles and spiracles to supply oxygen - as their small bodies provide a short difusion pathway.
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How do amphibians obtain a supply of oxygen for respiration?
Either through their lungs as adults, Gills as larvae, and small amounts of oxygen through their moist skin.
How do dragonflies obtain oxygen?
Since,dragon fly nymph is in water once it has hatched from its egg it will breathe through gills.
Why fish are red?
The gills are sided by a series of capillaries. Capillaries are small blood vessels. These capillaries are used to transport oxygen from the gills throughout the fish.
Why do smaller annelid worms not need gills to obtain sufficient oxygen?
I got this question in a biology past paper and tried to find the answer on the internet too, so i thought i best answer it for other people :P i settled with the species are so small that they have a large surface area to volume ratio, meaning they take in quite a lot of oxygen, and because they're so small they don't use up all of this oxygen as quickly as lugworms and other larger species of annelids. if it's wrong, sorry, i basically just took knowledge and made a logical guess
Do sharks need air like humans?
yes, sharks take small oxygen bubles and breath them through there gills
Do sea horses breathe?
It takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide through small gills on the sides of its head, just like other fish do but I am not sure if the proper term for it is 'breathing', or if there is another term for it with fish since the oxygen is absorbed though the gills, rather than taking it directly to the lungs.
How do crabs breathe?
With gills as fish do, and they breathe on land by keeping their gills moist so oxygen in the air can still be absorbed. Crustaceans (true and false crabs, lobsters and prawns etc) need oxygen, just like we do, but instead of using lungs inside the body they use gills outside the body to get it. Gills (and lungs) work because oxygen is a very small molecule. During respiration oxygen molecules first dissolve into a layer of moisture surrounding a thin membrane. Then the oxygen molecules, because they are so small, cross right through the membrane into the circulatory system (the blood) of the animal. The source of the oxygen can either be as gas in the air or already dissolved in another liquid - like the sea. It doesn't matter where the oxygen originally comes from, the most important factor in respiration is that the surface the oxygen molecules cross is wet. In decapods (10-legged crustaceans like crabs and lobsters) the gills are protected because they are enclosed in a chamber under the sides of the carapace (the hard shell that covers the head and thorax). Crustaceans that live in water have no trouble keeping their gills moist. Crustaceans that live on land or on rocky shores where the tide comes and goes keep their gills wet by using fluids from inside the body and by having the chamber well sealed so that very little moisture is lost. The gills themselves are feathery structures at the tops of the walking legs of decapod crustaceans. They are derived from part of the jointed walking leg.they have gills so it must be humid and you need to spray them twice a dayHermit crabs have two breathing ways. First is the main one, gills. They can breathe air or water, but mostly air (they can drown). The gills and crab must remain moist so they can breathe. They can also absorb oxygen through the air through their abdomen.
What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration?
Fish, or animals with gills must absorb oxygen from sea water which has a low available oxygen level, particularly warm sea water so they must move great amounts of water through their gills in order to get enough to survive. Sea mammals must always surface in order to get a breath and their diving depth and time is limited by this. Land mammals have more than enough available oxygen in the air to support life. To emphasize, air has a much higher concentration of oxygen when compared to water under the same conditions. Air is about 21% oxygen (1) whereas water is about 1% oxygen (1). It is interesting to see how different animals obtain their oxygen. Small insects have pores that allow oxygen to directly diffuse into their tissues, thus ridding the necessity of a complex circulatory system. 1.http://lakeaccess.org/russ/oxygen.htm
Why do animals need ventilation?
since fish live in water and it face some problems in ventilation where it getoxygen from water where oxygen concentration of oxygen in water is small hence large amount of water must pass to the gills so as to supply sufficient oxygen for metabolic activities on doing that fish use more energy since water is very viscous which make it not easily to flow in the gill so fish use more energy to over come this friction
Does prawn breathe with their lungs?
Mainly through a small trumpet based on its left knee, other sources have claimed that they breathe through its antennae very much like a human using a snorkel. During large storms it is not uncommon to find large numbers of prawns that have choked to death on sea water.Branchia, also known as Gills.
What does an oyster eat or what eats a oyster?
Oysters eat planton,algae and any small particle they can suck in.we eat oysters and i think otters do too.Oysters have gills. They absorb oxygen from the water.
Do bettas have gills?
Bettas and other members of the anabantoid family of fish, which includes the gouramis, paradise fish, snakeheads and combtails, all have adapted to life in stagnant, oxygen depleted ponds and pools. In many instances, they cannot get enough oxygen using their gills alone. They have therefore developed an organ called the labyrinth organ, a long, coiling airway that enables fish from this family to breate atmospheric oxygen, thus reducing their dependance on the oxygen held in the water. In many fish of this family, their dependance upon atmoshpheric air is so great that one can if it is prevented from reaching the surface.
