a) A – gill filament B – gill rakers C – gill arch/ bar
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the water flowing over the gills to the blood in the gills
c) (i) Are numerous to increase the surface area for gaseous exchange, for faster diffusion of respiratory gases
(ii) Thin walled for faster diffusion of respiratory gases
(iii) Highly vascularized to transport the respiratory gases for faster diffusion of respiratory gases
Moist to dissolve respiratory gases for faster diffusion of respiratory gases
sharon kalunda answered the question on May 27, 2019 at 05:45
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