what is operculum? what is the function of it ?and in which animal it found.
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- the operculum is a bony flap covering the gills
- , It function is tomoves back and forth to move water over the gills, allowing the fish to breathe, and also serves as protection against these sensitive parts of the fish.
- It is found in fish
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operculum. a covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover.
The operculum or "lid" to a snails shell is usually made from a protein called conchiolin, which is similar to the keratin which makes up animal nails and horns, and (mostly) calcium carbonate, like their shell.
in fish it found
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