| Front | Water containing dissolved oxygen flows over the gill in the opposite direction to the blood flow inside. Explain why this arrangement is important for efficient oxygen uptake (2 marks) |
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| Back | maintains diffusion / concentration gradient / equilibrium not reached; diffusion occurs across whole length (of lamellae / gill); |
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