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Question
Why does the fish die when it is taken out of water?
Answer in Brief
Solution
- Gills are richly supplied with blood capillaries and can readily absorb the oxygen dissolved in water.
- When fishes are taken out of the water, the supply of oxygen to the fishes is cut as the fishes cannot absorb and breathe using the oxygen present in the atmosphere.
- Hence they die, when it is taken out of water.
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