Why is the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in terrestrial organisms?
Why is the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in terrestrial organisms?
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Aquatic organisms like fishes obtain oxygen from water present in dissolved state through their gills. Since the amount of dissolved oxygen is fairly low compared to the amount of oxygen in the air, the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that seen in terrestrial organisms.
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Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in terrestrial organisms because availability of oxygen is less in water than on land, hence in order to obtain required oxygen aquatic organisms has to work hard.
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