Thursday, July 30, 2009

How do fish breath?

I want to no! please : )
Answers:
Fish don't have lungs - they have gills where water passes close to the gill membrane and the blood passing through the gills picks up oxygen from the water and moves it to the heart where it is pumped through the fishes body.
Fish take in oxygen from the water through their gills. Some fish such as Beta's, Paradise fish, etc. breath air. Interesting!
The oxygen in the water is passed through their gills and into their bodies. The actually water itself is then returned back into the...well...water (if you get my drift).
A fish pulls water though their gills and get oxygen from the water that they circulate,but then there are fish that can breath the same air we do.
GILLS! ya thats all i know srry
Most fish breath by taking in water ans absorbing the oxygen in it. Some fish like gouramis and bettas actually breath atmospheric air.
Through their gills and mouth.
absorb oxygen from water with their gills.
Through their gills?
Gills take in water and somethin in em gets out the oxygen

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