• Question: how do fish get oxygen from the water

    Asked by joel123 to Alice JB, Andy, Barbara, James, Jo on 16 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Barbara Guinn

      Barbara Guinn answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      I had to look this up to make sure I explained it properly but basically water passes over the gills of fish and the oxygen in the water is absorbed (passed) into the membranes a bit like absorbing oxygen through our lungs from air.

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