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What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration?


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Terrestrial organisms:

  1. Terrestrial creatures are organisms that reside on the land.
  2. In terms of acquiring oxygen for breathing, terrestrial species breathe through atmospheric oxygen.

Advantages for terrestrial animals over aquatic animals:

  1. When compared to oxygen in water, air comprises 21% of oxygen.
  2. While water contains less than or equal to 1% of oxygen, which makes them less available for oxygen.
  3. This lesser oxygen concentration also affects creatures' breathing rate.
  4. Aquatic animals breathe at a faster rate than compared to terrestrial ones.
  5. This is because a larger concentration of oxygen is available for land animals than for aquatic ones.
  6. As a result, a terrestrial species has an advantage over an aquatic animal in terms of breathing oxygen.

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