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Fishes are capable of having oxygen underwater because:
- A They have special lungs.
- B Through their eyes.
- C They can't, they have to come to the surface.
- D They have gills.
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Fishes are capable of having oxygen underwater because they have gills. Gills are specialized respiratory organs that allow fishes to extract oxygen from water. As water passes over the gills, oxygen is absorbed into their bloodstream, while carbon dioxide is released. This adaptation enables fishes to efficiently extract oxygen from their aquatic environment, allowing them to survive and thrive underwater.
