Respiration in Animals

Which of the following aquatic animals has a gill as its respiratory organ?

The respiratory organ of a fish is known as _____.

An octopus breathes through its _____.

When frogs are active, they rely on their _____ to breathe.

What is the meaning of the word Cutaneous respiration?

Which organ in the body of a fish enables them to breathe?

What is the scientific term for the respiratory system of a fish?

Which of the following respiratory organs is present only in the Baleen whales?

Which of the following statement(s) regarding the respiratory organ of the whale is/are correct?

A. Whales’ lungs are proportionally more voluminous than those of land mammals.

B. The higher pressure experienced during a dive compresses the alveoli.

The _____ on the top of the dolphin's head is where it takes its breath.

Which of the following statement(s) regarding the respiratory system of dolphins is/are correct?

A. The dolphin lungs contain a lot more alveoli (air cells) than human lungs do.

B. When the dolphin goes underwater, powerful muscles build a unique plug within the blowhole, preventing water from entering the lungs.

Which of the following are the aquatic whale's respiratory organs?

Which of the following statements given is/are correct regarding the heart of an octopus?

A. Only one of the three hearts of an octopus pump blood through the gills.

B.  The oxygen is carried in the protein hemocyanin.

Which of the following statements given is/are correct regarding the exchange of oxygen in octopus?

A. The oxygen is picked up in the capillaries.

B. When counter current exchange is used, the oxygen level will always be lower in the blood than in the water.

Which of the following statements given is/are correct regarding the gills?

A.  Most fish exchange gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide using gills.

B. Gills are tissues that are like short threads, protein structures called filaments.

The gills of bony fish are housed in a branchial chamber that is protected by which of the following parts?

Which of the following statements regarding the gills of fishes is/are true?

A. It lies behind and to the side of the mouth cavity.

B. The blood capillaries in the gill filaments are far from the gill surface to take up oxygen from the water.

By filtering and keeping mucus and debris out of our lungs, which of the following functions?

Lungs are surrounded by which of the following membranes?

Which of the following linings separates the air in the lungs from the blood in the veins?