• Question: Do fish breathe water?

    Asked by meg123 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Not as such. Rather they pass the water over thier gills which are then able to absorb the oxygen out of the water. So in some ways you could say its like breathing water – but its not the same as the way we breath air. Hope that helps

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