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Why does blood travel to the gills before the rest of the body in a perch?
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To oxygenate the blood
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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 is the function of a spleen in a perch?
production of red blood cells and immune response
When is the reproduction of perchs?
A perch could be on a perch after some sort of storm that would cause the perch to be blown from the water and into a tree or a telephone pole.
How many acres is 10 perch?
10 square perch is 0.0625 acre.
Does a perch have a gastrovascular cavity or a complete digestive tract?
Perch have complete digestive systems
Is a perch an amphibian?
perch have gills and is consider to be in the fish family.
Does a perch have a lung and gills?
No, they have gills to extract oxygen from water. and since they do that i do believe that they stay on the bottom or reef of the ocean or wherever they live!
What type of respiratory system does a perch have?
Gills
What covers the gills of perch?
The operculum
How many species of the perch fish are there?
There are three species of the perch: Percaflavescens (Yellow perch), Perca fluviatilis(European perch) and Perca schrenkii (Balkhash perch).
How many gills are located on each side?
There are two gills located on each side of a perch. The Opercula is the covering that protect the gills.
How does blood flow in heart of perch?
The Perch, like all gilled fish, has a two-chambered heart consisting of a single Atrium and ventricle. De-oxygenated blood is pumped through the heart into the gills, where it becomes oxygenated and then flows to the perch's body tissue through arteries. Atrium-->Ventricle-->gills-->arteries-->body tissue-->veins-->repeat
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.
Where the gills on the perch fish?
Behind the flap of skin that covers them, it is also above the heart.
What is the function of the spleen in a perch?
It helps the gills facilitate osmotic pressures via ducts and membranous sacs
What are the adaptations of perch?
A few adaptations of perch (really all fish) are the eyes, scales, fins, gills, mucous, etc. (There are a lot!) Eyes- see, Scales- protect from environment, Fins- help fish swim, Gills- breath underwater, Mucous- escape predators fast...
How does gas exchange occurs at the gills of the perch fish?
The gills of a fish are lined with many red, blood-rich capillaries called filaments. As water passes over the gills, oxygen is absorbed out of the water through the filaments into the bloodstream.
