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How many gill slits does a leopard shark have?
A leopard shark has five gill slits on either side of its body. The gill slits are on the sides of the shark's head.
Do sharks have gills?
Yes Sharks have gills, they are five slits located just in front of their pectoral fins. Without Gills a shark would not be able to breathe underwater.
How many gill slits do sharks have?
5 only two species have more than that six and sevegill sharks have well... 6 and 7 gills
What do coelacanths eat?
Coelacanths eat whatever they find as they drift in the current. Because they can lift the upper jaw as well as move the lower jaw, coelacanths can open their mouths quite far to suck prey from crevices
How many gills slits do a spiny dogfish have?
Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias (also known as spurdog, piked dogfish and a number of other names) has five gill slits, all situated in front of the pectoral fins. This is according to Fishes of the Sea by John and Gillian Lythgoe (Blandford Press, 1991). The FAO FishBase (www.fishbase.org) is a good source of information on this and many other species of fish.
Where are gills?
Gills are located in the fish's body, near the slits in its neck. :)
What do Pharyngeal pouches become in Fish?
gill slits
How can water be brought to the gills when the mouth is closed?
The gills have external slits that bring water two the gills. A fish can draw water in through it's mouth, but when the mouth is closed, these slits cycle water past them.
What is the function of the gill slits?
Gill slits in sharks and rays help to funnel water into the gills, which empty into the pharynx and eventually the lungs.
How many gill slits does a leopard shark have?
A leopard shark has five gill slits on either side of its body. The gill slits are on the sides of the shark's head.
What are shark's gill slits called?
They are called gills!
Do sharks have gills?
Yes Sharks have gills, they are five slits located just in front of their pectoral fins. Without Gills a shark would not be able to breathe underwater.
What are the respiratory organs of chordates?
Gills I think, like pharyngeal gill slits ... maybe ....
What becomes of gill slits in land animals?
Gill slits on land animals have almost completely disappeared. These animals that now live on land no longer need gills.
How many gill slits do sharks have?
5 only two species have more than that six and sevegill sharks have well... 6 and 7 gills
How do the tiny flaps of gills enable the fish to absorb as much oxygen as possible?
The "flaps" are simply covers. The fine gas transfering membranes are part of the fillaments inside and are protected from the covers "flaps". These membranes work in exactly the same way as the tissues in your lungs.
All vertebrate embryos develop gills during one of the many growth phases in their development?
It would be more appropriate to say that all vertebrate embryos develop pharyngeal gill slits during one of the many phases in their embryonic development. This is because while gills are specifically present in fishes, pharyngeal gill slits are a general chordate feature.
