Fishes respire through the lungs.

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False

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The correct option is B
False

As fishes have to breathe the oxygen that is dissolved in water, they need gills to respire. Water passes through the gills and the oxygen dissolved in the water gets absorbed in the tiny blood vessels present below the gill membrane.

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We take in oxygen present in air through our lungs. Fishes take in oxygen dissolved in water through their________.

Question 7 (iv)
Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false:
(iv) The fishes have lungs for breathing.

Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false:

(i) During heavy exercise the breathing rate of a person slows down. (T/F)

(ii) Plants carry out photosynthesis only during the day and respiration only at night. (T/F)

(iii) Frogs breathe through their skins as well as their lungs. (T/F)

(iv) The fishes have lungs for respiration. (T/F)

(v) The size of the chest cavity increases during inhalation. (T/F)

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