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! Fish take oxygen from the water by swallowing water (H20) into their mouths, but they don't take down their throats instead they force the water through their gills where blood in the gills soaks up the oxygen from the water.
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Gills not function well on land?
No, gills do not work on land. Gills are used for water purpopes only, to help breathe under water.
What is their function of the gills in a fish?
It filters the water out. Basically the 'breath in' water and take the oxygen from it and the water filters out through the gills
Why is walking important to the crayfish respiration?
Because they breathe through gills.(air must pass through them)
What are frogs with gills called?
frogs with gills a frogs with gills are called a tadpole
Why do fish gills not function in air?
Lungs are what air breathing creatures use. That is how they evolved. Gills need to have water flowing over them so they work in water. So Lungs won't work in water and Gills won't work in air.
Are gills respiration or circulation?
Gills would be respiration
What organs do most fish breathe with?
Gills provide means of respiration for most fishes. Gills function very similar to that of our lungs. Pharyngeal gill slits usually help to filter out waste particles during breathing in of the water.
Lobsters use for respiration?
spiracles and tracheae
What structure in fish performs the same function as lungs in mammals?
GillsThe gills perform the same function.
How are the gills adapted to carry out respiration?
for poo.
How does respiration take place in fishes?
By gills .
Name the organs of external respiration?
Lungs and Gills are both used for external respiration
What do you call the Organs used in respiration of a squid?
The Gills
What do fish use for respiration?
maybe to breathe...
What aquatic animals use gills in respiration?
salmon
What is a function of a mushrooms gills?
The function of gills on a mushroom is to hold and release the spores that a mushroom produces.
Where is the energy produced during respiration?
The energy produced during respiration is ATP, or Adenosine Tri-Phosphate. ATP is the main energy that cells use to function.
