Explain the structures of respiratory organs for the exchange of gases in various groups/kingdoms of animals.

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(N/A) Mechanisms of breathing vary among different groups of animals,depending mainly on their habitats and levels of organization. Simple organisms exchange gases by simple diffusion over their entire body surface,while complex organisms have evolved specialized respiratory organs.
$1$. Animal Group$2$. Respiratory Organ
Lower Invertebrates (Porifera,Coelenterata,Platyhelminthes)Entire body surface (Diffusion)
AnnelidaMoist cuticle (Cutaneous respiration)
Arthropoda (Insects)Tracheal system
Arthropoda (Aquatic - Crustaceans)Gills (Branchial respiration)
Arthropoda (Arachnids)Book lungs/Book gills
MolluscaGills (Ctenidia)
EchinodermataTube feet/Dermal branchiae
AmphibiansMoist skin,lungs,and buccal cavity
Reptiles,Birds,MammalsLungs (Pulmonary respiration)
FishesGills

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