Aquatic animals use dissolved _________ in water for respiration.

salts

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oxygen

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nitrogen

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carbon dioxide

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Solution

The correct option is B oxygen
Aquatic animals use the oxygen dissolved in water for respiration. A majority of aquatic animals like fish and prawns breathe through special organs called gills. Gills are projections of the skin that help in using oxygen dissolved in water.

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Question 12.2

Make sentences using the given set of words.

Respiration, dissolved, animals, air, aquatic.

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