Gill

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The breathing organ of aquatic animals

Real World Example

Imagine standing in a crowded room where the only window is slightly ajar, and you're trying to get a breath of fresh air. Just like you maneuver to catch a breeze, fish use gills to efficiently extract oxygen from water. In this analogy, the crowded room is the dense water environment, the small window is the gill, and the fresh air represents the oxygen; gills allow fish to "breathe" by filtering out the oxygen they need from the water around them, much like finding that small opening to breathe in a stifling room.

Practice Version

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