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How is the oxygen taken in by the lungs of a mammal different from the oxygen taken in by the gills of a fish?
the gills of a fish take in oxygen in water while the human lung take in oxygen in the air. I think...
What does the gills enable the fish to do?
Breath! All living things need oxygen to live (except plants). oxygen gets trapped in the water and the fish use it to breath.
Do mosquitoes breath oxygen?
yes, all insects breath oxygen in and carbon dioxide out (as do all animals)
What do reptiles use to get oxygen from water?
Reptiles don't get oxygen from the water. All reptiles have to come up to the surface to breathe, but can hold their breath a long time.
Why do we have trees?
We have trees so we can breath and that happens because when we breath in all the oxygen comes inside us and when we breath out all the oxygen comes out of us.
Do you breath air?
Yes. All humans breath a type of air called oxygen. Without oxygen we would die.
How does fishes breathe?
All fish breath through their gills, there is oxygen in water, as such, they take the oxygen through their gills.
Do alligators produce oxygen?
No. They breath in oxygen, like all animals.
Why oxygen is important to people and animals?
Oxygen is important on earth so that all the people and animal's can breath. It is also important to all of our vegetation, crops, and and all of our water supplies. Without oxygen life as we know it would cease.
Do jellyfish come to the surface to breathe?
No they take the oxygen in the water through their gills. However, whale do because they are mammals not fish and all mammals need to breath after all humans don't have gills do they?
Does all the air in the lungs get change with each breath?
All of the air in the lungs gets exchanged with oxygen upon each breath. We exhale carbon dioxide and inhale oxygen.
How can drowning cause death?
Well, when drowning, the lungs are being filled with water. This water replaces the necessary oxygen to keep you alive. If you take no breath, all the oxygen is used up and without oxygen...death. Hope this helps. :)
