The lungs of the lung fish is an adaptation for respiration _______?

a

to complement gills while in water

b

to complement gills while on land

c

while on land

d

while in water

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DrExynosBrain
7 years ago

The Lungfish posses the ability to survive drought due to it's retaining ability to breathe air on land. So option B is correct! Because when raining season comes, they tend to use their gills for respiration

Hendrix4life
2 years ago

The answers is D
Gills can't be used on land
so how will the lungs complement the gills on land

rhodazom16
2 months ago

The Correct answer is actually C.

probity06
6 years ago

Myschool answer is CORRECT

All lungfish have developed lungs that allow them to breathe air in water with low oxygen levels, waters that other fishes couldn't survive in, similar to primitive amphibians. Their "lung" is a modified swim bladder, which the lungfish uses to absorb oxygen and removes wastes.

favour0706
6 years ago

I feel it's either b or c
Lungfish, The Fish That Lives On Land. The lungfish, also known as salamanderfish, is a type of freshwater fish best known for its ability to live on land, without water, for months on end, and sometimes even years. ... These fish can even drown if they are held underwater for a long time.

IDARA00916
1 year ago

Pls am confused when doing it on the JAMB book it wrote while on land i had initially picked to complement gills while on land and failed it. Now here i picked option C and it is option A, So which is correct

Asogwafortune
5 years ago

lungfish is an exception.it has both lung and gills.remember it astivates during the dry season wen d freshwater and swamp it lives in do dry out,so it craw on land using its lungs to compliment gills y on land
.so it can survive both in water and on land just like adult toads or frog.so i advise u do google before arguing

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