Why do land dwelling insects drown when they are in water?
A) They are unable to ventilate.
B) Their lungs are functioning too fast to sustain life.
C) They cannot respire across their body surface.
D) They are unable to ventilate because their spiracles are underwater.
E) Their gills are too moist.
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A) insects.
B) spiders.
C) mollusks.
D)
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A) oxygen
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Q12: Fish can control buoyancy by:
A) holding air
Q13: The process of gas exchange in parabronchi
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Q14: Clams and other bivalves typically have:
A) dermal
Q17: Which of the following is not one
Q19: The countercurrent exchange system found in fish
Q20: All of the following are advantages of
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