Fishes absorb the oxygen dissolved in water through their ________.

gills

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lungs

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skin

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spiracles

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Solution

The correct option is A
gills

Land animals, such as lions, have lungs to take in oxygen from the air. Fishes, on the other hand, cannot breathe in oxygen directly from the atmosphere. So they have specialised organs called gills to help them breathe in the oxygen dissolved in water.

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