NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The vertebrates that breathe with gills are
A
Amphibians and fish
B
Reptiles and amphibians
C
Reptiles and fish
D
Fish and birds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The two animals which breathe through gills are Octopus, Shark, and Fish.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians are all types of amphibians. Amphibian larvae are born and live in water, and they breathe using gills.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fish and amphibians utilise a suction/force pump to ventilate gills or lungs, with the respiratory muscles innervated by cranial nerves, while reptiles have a thoracic, aspiratory pump innervated by spinal nerves.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lungfish have a unique respiratory system, having both gills and a lung. It is the only type of fish to have both organs, and there are only six known species around the world.

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