Which Statement About Respiratory Adaptations Is False

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which statement about respiratory adaptations is false?

• A) Internalization of respiratory surfaces leads to the need for ventilation.
• B) External gills are found only in invertebrates.
• C) Some fishes ventilate their gills by swimming with their mouths open.
• D) In fish,water flows unidirectionally into the mouth,over the gills,and out from under the opercular flaps.
• E) Desiccation of the respiratory surface is more likely to occur in lungs than in gills.

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