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 Branchial respiration is seen in

 

Option: 1

Aquatic arthropods

 


Option: 2

Fishes

 


Option: 3

Mammals

 


Option: 4

Both a and b

 


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Respiratory Organs in Different Organisms -

  • Mechanisms of breathing vary among different groups of animals depending mainly on their habitats and levels of the organisation. 
  • Lower invertebrates like sponges, coelenterates, flatworms, etc., exchange O2 with CO2 by simple diffusion over their entire body surface.
  • Earthworms use their moist cuticle for exchange of gases.
  • Insects have a network of tubes (tracheal tubes) to transport atmospheric air within the body.
  • Special vascularised structures called gills (branchial respiration) are used by most of the aquatic arthropods and molluscs. 
  • Vascularised bags called lungs (pulmonary respiration) are used by the terrestrial forms for the exchange of gases.
  • Among vertebrates, fishes use gills whereas amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals respire through lungs.
  • Amphibians like frogs can respire through their moist skin (cutaneous respiration) also.
     

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Branchial respiration is seen in aquatic arthropods and fishes

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