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Why can fish survive in the water?
Fish have gills, which allow them to take oxygen out of the water, just as we take oxygen out of the air, to put it simply.
How is the oxygen taken in by the lungs of mammals different from the oxygen taken in by the gills of a fish?
Mammal take in oxygen in the air while fish take in oxygen in the water.
Why do fish die when taken out of the water?
Fish, like us, need oxygen to live. However they have gills to taken oxygen from water, whereas we have lungs to take oxygen from the air. Therefore, when fish get taken out of the water, as they don't have lungs they have no way to take in oxygen, so they die.
How do star fish circulate?
they breath in water and the oxygen from the water they take
Why is fish breathing quikly?
Fish don't breath, they take in water through the gills, take out the oxygen from the water, and dispel the excess water
How is the oxygen taken in by the lungs of a mammal different from the oxygen taken in by the gills of the fish?
the gills of a fish take in oxygen in water while the human lung take in oxygen in the air. I think...
What water creatures use gills to take in oxygen?
Fish
How does a fish live in the water?
Because they have gills that allows them to take in oxygen from the water.
How do fish take in oxygen?
The fishes gills are like filters. when water goes in a fish's mouth, it goes through the gills, which filter out the oxygen.
Where do fish take in oxygen through?
Fish take in oxygen through their gills, which are specialized organs located on either side of their heads. Water flows over the gill membranes as the fish swims or actively pumps water through its mouth and out its gill slits. The oxygen in the water diffuses into the fish's bloodstream, while carbon dioxide is expelled from the blood into the water. This process allows fish to efficiently extract the oxygen they need to survive.
A fish cannot survive if taken out of water?
Fish do not breath air, they do not have lungs like humans or most other land animals.They use gills to take oxygen from water.If you take a fish out of the water it will suffocate and die from oxygen starvation.
Why isn't a penguin classed as a fish?
It takes in oxygen through air, using lungs. Fish take in oxygen through water, using gills.
