What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration ?

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Since the amount of dissolved oxygen is fairly low compared to the amount of oxygen in the air, the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that seen in terrestrial organisms.

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(b) What type of arrangement exists in the bodies of large animals to meet their oxygen requirements adequately ?
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