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Why can't humams breath underwater?
We are unable to extract oxygen from water
Why you cannot breath in water but the fishes can?
Fish have gils, that's what makes them breathe underwater.
How long can monkeys breath underwater?
No. Monkeys are mammals, so they have lungs, which cannot filter water. They can hold their breath underwater, though.
Why does fish breathe underwater?
fish breath under water because in water oxygen is mixed.
How does the spiny lobster obtain oxygen and give off carbon dioxide?
When lobsters are underwater they breath in oxygen, when they come above water they breath out carbon dioxide.
Why can i not breath under water?
Humans cannot breathe underwater because our lungs do not have enough surface area to absorb enough oxygen from water, and the lining in our lungs is adapted to handle air rather than water.
What do you use to breath under water?
Breathing underwater can be difficult if you do not have the right equipment. A snorkel can help you to breath or you could use a scuba diving mask with oxygen.
Is there air underwater?
Yes there is air underwater. Water is a mix of Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O). Hence the name 'H2O'. Hope I helped. (also, fish filter the oxygen through their gills to breath.)
Is it true if a baby is born underwater it can survive underwater?
If a baby is born underwater using the birthing method known as "Water birth" (a method of giving birth, which involves immersion in warm water.) it can survive underwater momentarily until you take it out of the water and takes its first breath. This is not to say that a baby born in water becomes capable of extended survival underwater like mythical mermaid.
Holding your breath under water?
Holding your breath underwater is when your head/face is underwater and you do not breath.
How do fish breathe underwater?
Fish breathe underwater using their gills. As water passes over their gills, oxygen is absorbed from the water and carbon dioxide is released. This process allows fish to extract oxygen from the water and breathe efficiently.
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.
