2006-07-19 04:11:50 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
yes a fish can drown through lack of oxygen in the water, however does this consititute drowning because all living things need oxygen to live?
2006-07-22 11:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by celtic_princess77 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they can't drown, but they can asphyxiate.
This can happen in fish ponds where there is too much algae or plant material. The amount of oxygen in the water diminishes to a point where it cannot sustain the life of a fish.
The gills of a fish are like our lungs, but on the outside. The flow if oxygenated water passing through the gills transfers the gases oxygen in, C02 out.
2006-07-19 04:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes actually a fish can drown, this occurs when the gills or lungs of a fish are damaged and the fish can no longer push water in or out to breathe.
2006-07-19 04:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by sean w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!! To all the amazement around the world, a fish can drown it it was to be turned around and water went into it's gills the opposite way, making it hard for the fish to pull oxygen from the water, thats why fish dont usually swim backwards!
2006-07-19 04:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by surf_jayme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to some naturalists, sharks need to keep swimming to keep a flow of water over their gills because unlike other fish they can't pump water over them. That's what a goldfish is really doing when it opens and closes it's mouth, pumping water over the gills. If a shark is prevented from swimming the water in the gills is eventually depleted of oxygen and the shark drowns. In the original book Jaws, thats how Benchley had the shark die, not by being blown up with a gas bottle like in the movie but by getting tangled in ropes so it couldn't swim and it drowned.
2006-07-19 04:22:56 · answer #5 · answered by boojumuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the oxygen content in the water is too low then fish can die as a result. This has been a particular concern recently in the UK with all the hot weather and certain parks have used the fire service to oxygenate their lakes. Whether or not this is classed as drowning I am not sure but it sounds like it to me.
2006-07-19 04:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by Gareth T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish, like people, need oxygen to live.
A fish out of water, is a fish out of its element. A fish comes fully equipped with a pair of gills, which it uses to breathe under water. The gills extract life-sustaining oxygen from the hydrogen in the water molecules, in order to regulate the amount of oxygen intake. This maintains the necessary balance of the two components of water for the fish to survive.
When a fish is taken out of water, and exposed only to air, not to oxygen and hydrogen containing water, its gills are unable to control the oxygen intake, the delicate balance cannot be maintained, and the gills inhale a lethal overdose of oxygen. The fish essentially experiences death by "drowning."
2006-07-19 04:13:45 · answer #7 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish, like people, need oxygen to live.
Fish, like people, need oxygen to live. A fish out of water is a fish out of its element. A fish comes fully equipped with a pair of gills, which it uses to breathe under water. The gills extract life-sustaining oxygen from the hydrogen in the water molecules, in order to regulate the amount of oxygen intake. This maintains the necessary balance of the two components of water for the fish to survive.
When a fish is taken out of water, and exposed only to air, not to oxygen and hydrogen containing water, its gills are unable to control the oxygen intake, the delicate balance cannot be maintained, and the gills inhale a lethal overdose of oxygen. The fish essentially experiences death by "drowning."
2006-07-19 04:16:13 · answer #8 · answered by His 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!
A fish out of water, is a fish out of its element. A fish comes fully equipped with a pair of gills, which it uses to breathe under water. The gills extract life-sustaining oxygen from the hydrogen in the water molecules, in order to regulate the amount of oxygen intake. This maintains the necessary balance of the two components of water for the fish to survive.
When a fish is taken out of water, and exposed only to air, not to oxygen and hydrogen containing water, its gills are unable to control the oxygen intake, the delicate balance cannot be maintained, and the gills inhale a lethal overdose of oxygen. The fish essentially experiences death by "drowning."
2006-07-19 04:14:59 · answer #9 · answered by landkm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a fish can drown! simply if a fish cannot swim water cannot pass through it's gills to extract the oxygen, ergo it will drown
2006-07-19 04:25:17 · answer #10 · answered by aardvark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋