Question

Describe the breathing mechanism of fish and tadpoles.

Grade 5

Answer 1

Answer:

Most amphibians breathe through lungs and their skin. ... Tadpoles and some aquatic amphibians have gills like fish that they use to breathe. There are a few amphibians that do not have lungs and only breathe through their skin.

Answer 2

Answer:

Larval amphibians breathe primarily through gills. Adult amphibians may retain and use gills, lose gills and develop lungs, breathe with both gills and lungs, or have neither and utlize cutaneous respiration mechansims. X. laevis tadpoles and axolotls have both gills and lungs and will gulp air at the water's surface.

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