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OpenStudy (elizabeths):

What are gills? What purpose do they serve in fish?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to beable to breathe under water

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Fish have gills that act as the fish's respiratory structures. Each gill has narrow vent-like opening covered by the operculum. The gills have blood capillaries that absorb oxygen from water flowing through the gills.

OpenStudy (elizabeths):

Thanks =)

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