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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.
How many gill slits does a cookie cutter shark have?
85
Why is the number of pharyngeal gill slits in sharks fewer than that of other marine fishes?
"Jaws are believed to have evolved from the first pair of gill arches of agnathans. The second pair of gill arches became support structures for the jaws." - Biology Laboratory Manual, Ninth Edition Darrel S. Vodopich and Randy MooreSo, sharks have fewer gill slits because the first two pairs became the jaw and the structural support for the jaw.
What is a pharyngeal gill?
Pharyngeal slits are not gill slits. They are filter-feeding organs in non-vertebrates, and are used to strain matter and food from water.
The openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber are called?
gill slits
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.
What is meant by pleurotremata?
An older name of sharks, which means laterally placed gill-slits.
How do agnatha breath?
by the gill slits
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.
How long to sharks often swim?
sharks have to swim at all times. if they stop moving, no oxygen can pass through its gill slits for the shark to breathe.
How many external gill slits does the lamprey have?
7
How many gill slits does a cookie cutter shark have?
85
Why is the number of pharyngeal gill slits in sharks fewer than that of other marine fishes?
"Jaws are believed to have evolved from the first pair of gill arches of agnathans. The second pair of gill arches became support structures for the jaws." - Biology Laboratory Manual, Ninth Edition Darrel S. Vodopich and Randy MooreSo, sharks have fewer gill slits because the first two pairs became the jaw and the structural support for the jaw.
How many silts does a shark have?
The vast majority of the 500+ known species of shark have 5 gill slits, there are 4 species that have 6 gill slits and 2 species that have 7
How many gill slits does a great hammerhead have?
it has 4 gill slits for extra air to breathe while it has another nose on its nostrils to smell prey from a far away distance
What is a cartilaginous?
They are fish with no bones, no swim bladder, no scales, and have 5 to 7 open gill slits. These fish include sharks, rays, etc.
What is a pharyngeal gill?
Pharyngeal slits are not gill slits. They are filter-feeding organs in non-vertebrates, and are used to strain matter and food from water.
