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It depends on the animal. Some have gills that allow oxygen to diffuse from the water into the blood. Some must rise to the surface every so often to breathe air. Some have a low enough oxygen requirement relative to their surface area that oxygen diffuses into their bodies from the water.
What else can I help you with?
How are mineral salts and oxygen beneficial for aquatic life?
Yes. Marine animals breathe in the oxygen dissolved in the water and thus can live.
What are the names of animals that live in water?
Animals that live in water called Aquatic animals. There are equal number of animals in water that are on earth. The name of animals that live in water areHagfishElectric EelPlatypusCuttlefishMantis ShrimpSalmonand many more....
Are there animals that really breathe fire?
Fish breathe oxygen, which they extract from the water with their gills.
What gas must animals breathe to live?
Oxygen. of course!! All living beings need oxygen to live on earth.
Do you need to have gills to breathe underwater?
Yes, you do need gills to breathe underwater. Gills process the water through them that makes the water allowed to go through the animal's body without drowning them. Gills are the only thing that keep the animals that live underwater, alive. they also don't make you breath the air in-you breath the oxygen in the water!
How is water used by animals?
To drink, to cool off, to live and breathe in.
What animals breath through gills?
Most fish do... unlike the betta fish they can breathe water and air. Dolphins and whales are an example of ones that breathe only air. Sharks, gold fish and other fish have to breathe water.
How do animals use water in their lives?
they drink it, they swim in it, they stop themselves drying out in it, they live in it, they breathe in it.
Fish breathe what?
Fish, like all animals, require oxygen to live. They get their oxygen by filtering it out of the water using their gills, so you could say that they breathe water.
What type of animals live in the Phlilppines?
animals who eat and breathe a lot. Some that go in the water, others that are mammals. Mostly mammals.
How do animals live on land breathe?
plants are also food - for humans, animals and insects. In a world without soil, ... Soil also acts as a filter for the water we drink. Drink- ing water ... How do soils make life and lives make soil? ... Just like we need clean air to breathe, for soil to be ...
What organisms use gills to breathe oxygen?
A fish! Fish are the only animals with gills and most live in water.
How do aquatic plants and animals survive in water?
the aquatic animals and plants also known as water animals and plants or marine animals and plants can survive in water.as our body is designed to live in a particular area, environment the same way the water animals and plants are also designed to live in water.most of them have gills or special organs which helps them to breathe in water as water also consists of air.this is how plants and animals survive in water.
How do turtles breathe in water or not?
Turtles live in the water. How can they not breath in what they live in?!
How are mineral salts and oxygen beneficial for aquatic life?
Yes. Marine animals breathe in the oxygen dissolved in the water and thus can live.
Where do animals that live in water get oxygen from?
Most get it from the dissolved oxygen in the water through their gills. Others, such as sea mammals, dolphins etc, need to surface to breathe
What is the diffrance between land and sea animals?
well for starters sea animals live in the water and land animals live on land. Also sea animals breathe through things called gills or blow holes and land animals breathe through their nose or mouth. There are lots of other things and I recommend you look it up cuz it is quite interesting and the pics are cool *bonus*!
