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How do fish gills work?

How do fish gills work?

Assessment

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Biology

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9th - 10th Grade

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Easy

Created by

Robert Wilcock

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4 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the branching organs fish primarily use for breathing?

Lungs

Operculum

Gills

Capillaries

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do most fish create the pressure differential needed to pull water through their gills?

By rapidly swimming forward

By opening and closing their operculum

By expanding and contracting their swim bladder

By using specialized muscles in their mouth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately what percentage of oxygen can fish gills absorb from the water passing through them?

25%

50%

75%

100%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an adaptation some fish use to survive in environments with very low oxygen levels, such as when water levels drop significantly?

Developing stronger fins for faster swimming

Increasing their body temperature

Using lungs to breathe air from the surface

Growing larger eyes to see in murky water

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