Adaptation Of The Blobfish Circulatory System
Fish - Blobfish
Blobfish do not chew but swallow these animals whole. When dinner walks along and there is no need to chew then the blobfish conserves a lot of energy. Due to their irregular meals that is an adaptation as well. They also can conserve energy as they do not need to escape from predators. The blobfish live long lives from anywhere between 100-130 years. This is due to the extremely slow growth and reproduction rates. The cold temperature, small amounts of nutrients, low oxygen levels and light levels are all factors of this. Due to the cold temperature all the enzyme reactions work slower.
The blobfish does share some similarities with other deep sea fish in the way the circulatory system moves the oxygen around the body. Fish have a single, closed circulatory system. This means that the blood is contained in vessels and only passes through the heart once in each circuit. The blood travels from the heart, to the gills and then around the body.
The gills are where the oxygen gets absorbed and the carbon dioxide gets released. Gills are delicate thin filaments of blood vessels, which absorb the oxygen …show more content…
from the water. The blobfish ingests water and then forces the water out through the gills. As the water goes through the gills the oxygen that the gills have collected pass into the blood. The water and blood of the fish go in opposite directions across the gills. This is so that as much oxygen as possible can diffuse into the blood. This is called countercurrent flow. It ensures that the blood is always in contact with oxygenated water. Fish don't have a windpipe which would allow them to inhale oxygen. They actually need to collect the oxygen from the water. Water has less oxygen in it compared to air which therefore means that this process needs to happen continually. If the water and blood flowed in the same direction (concurrent flow) then the oxygen levels between the blood and water would quickly be about the same due to the diffusing of the oxygen through both fluids. Which therefore means that the diffusion from both fluids would stop and the fish would have very low oxygenated blood. This is because when both the water and blood move in the same direction then the gills are only collecting half the amount of oxygen that it can when its has a countercurrent flow. This countercurrent flow helps to get oxygenated blood through the body quickly. The adaptation of gills are important as without them fish wouldn't be able to live in the water. A mammal would not be able to absorb the oxygen as it inhales the oxygen. A fish gets oxygen via diffusion through the gills and without them fish would not be able to get oxygen and ultimately not live as every living species needs oxygen to survive.
Mammal - Camel
The circulatory system of a camelus dromedarius is very different compared to a fish.
One major difference is that mammals breathe in oxygen.
Camelus dromedarius has a closed circulatory system. This means that all the blood is pumped throughout the body while enclosed in vessels. The blood never leaves the vessels, it just transferred from one vessel to another. The blood picks up the oxygen at the lungs, then goes to the heart and gets pumped around the body, it de-oxygenated blood returns to the heart and then gets pumped back to the lungs where the blood picks up more oxygen.
The camels live in very hot climates which means that they need adaptations to make sure that they don't overheat and due to the hot climate they also need adaptations to help with dehydration. Camels have the ability to selectively cool their brain
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Camels have blood cells that are specially adapted to keep the circulatory system functioning even when they are dehydrated. Their blood cells are produced in the bone marrow which is also how other mammals produce their blood cells but the shape of the cells are different. The red blood cells are oval instead of round like what's found in most other mammals. These cells are able to expand to 240% of its original volume which allows the camel to drink up to 30 gallons of water really quickly to recover from dehydration. These cells also make it easier to travel in blood when it thickens due to dehydration. These cells have a long life span of about 150 days which is important for camels to have when it is summer and they are chronically dehydrated. These cells help camels to survive because the are flexible with the amount of water the camels take in quickly, the cells don't lyse when most other cells of mammals will. The oval shape of the cells also make it easier for the blood to cross over between blood vessels, this is important because the camel has a closed circulatory system.
Blobfish do not chew but swallow these animals whole. When dinner walks along and there is no need to chew then the blobfish conserves a lot of energy. Due to their irregular meals that is an adaptation as well. They also can conserve energy as they do not need to escape from predators. The blobfish live long lives from anywhere between 100-130 years. This is due to the extremely slow growth and reproduction rates. The cold temperature, small amounts of nutrients, low oxygen levels and light levels are all factors of this. Due to the cold temperature all the enzyme reactions work slower.
The blobfish does share some similarities with other deep sea fish in the way the circulatory system moves the oxygen around the body. Fish have a single, closed circulatory system. This means that the blood is contained in vessels and only passes through the heart once in each circuit. The blood travels from the heart, to the gills and then around the body.
The gills are where the oxygen gets absorbed and the carbon dioxide gets released. Gills are delicate thin filaments of blood vessels, which absorb the oxygen …show more content…
from the water. The blobfish ingests water and then forces the water out through the gills. As the water goes through the gills the oxygen that the gills have collected pass into the blood. The water and blood of the fish go in opposite directions across the gills. This is so that as much oxygen as possible can diffuse into the blood. This is called countercurrent flow. It ensures that the blood is always in contact with oxygenated water. Fish don't have a windpipe which would allow them to inhale oxygen. They actually need to collect the oxygen from the water. Water has less oxygen in it compared to air which therefore means that this process needs to happen continually. If the water and blood flowed in the same direction (concurrent flow) then the oxygen levels between the blood and water would quickly be about the same due to the diffusing of the oxygen through both fluids. Which therefore means that the diffusion from both fluids would stop and the fish would have very low oxygenated blood. This is because when both the water and blood move in the same direction then the gills are only collecting half the amount of oxygen that it can when its has a countercurrent flow. This countercurrent flow helps to get oxygenated blood through the body quickly. The adaptation of gills are important as without them fish wouldn't be able to live in the water. A mammal would not be able to absorb the oxygen as it inhales the oxygen. A fish gets oxygen via diffusion through the gills and without them fish would not be able to get oxygen and ultimately not live as every living species needs oxygen to survive.
Mammal - Camel
The circulatory system of a camelus dromedarius is very different compared to a fish.
One major difference is that mammals breathe in oxygen.
Camelus dromedarius has a closed circulatory system. This means that all the blood is pumped throughout the body while enclosed in vessels. The blood never leaves the vessels, it just transferred from one vessel to another. The blood picks up the oxygen at the lungs, then goes to the heart and gets pumped around the body, it de-oxygenated blood returns to the heart and then gets pumped back to the lungs where the blood picks up more oxygen.
The camels live in very hot climates which means that they need adaptations to make sure that they don't overheat and due to the hot climate they also need adaptations to help with dehydration. Camels have the ability to selectively cool their brain
and
Camels have blood cells that are specially adapted to keep the circulatory system functioning even when they are dehydrated. Their blood cells are produced in the bone marrow which is also how other mammals produce their blood cells but the shape of the cells are different. The red blood cells are oval instead of round like what's found in most other mammals. These cells are able to expand to 240% of its original volume which allows the camel to drink up to 30 gallons of water really quickly to recover from dehydration. These cells also make it easier to travel in blood when it thickens due to dehydration. These cells have a long life span of about 150 days which is important for camels to have when it is summer and they are chronically dehydrated. These cells help camels to survive because the are flexible with the amount of water the camels take in quickly, the cells don't lyse when most other cells of mammals will. The oval shape of the cells also make it easier for the blood to cross over between blood vessels, this is important because the camel has a closed circulatory system.