Multiple choice

Which of the following are the respiratory organs in aquatic whales?

  1. Gills

  2. Lungs

  3. Skin

  4. Tracheae

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Whales are mammals and breathe through lungs, not gills. They must surface to breathe air through blowholes. While they are aquatic, they retain mammalian respiratory systems. Gills are for fish, skin respiration is for some amphibians, and tracheae are for insects. This question tests understanding of evolutionary adaptations in aquatic mammals.