Aquatic animals use _________ in water for respiration.
A
Dissolved salts.
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B
Dissolved oxygen
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C
Oxygen atom present in water molecule
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D
Dissolved carbon dioxide
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Solution
The correct option is B
Dissolved oxygen
Like every animal, aquatic animals also need oxygen to survive. But instead of breathing in oxygen from the air, they absorb dissolved oxygen from the water.