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A. Turtles exchange gasses underwater by breathing water into their lungs.
A. Turtles exchange gasses underwater by breathing water into their lungs.
B. Turtles survive on land by going into their shells and closing them up tightly to avoid predators.
B. Turtles survive on land by going into their shells and closing them up tightly to avoid predators.
C. Turtles exchange gasses underwater by taking in oxygen through cells in the skin, cloaca, mouth, and nose.
C. Turtles exchange gasses underwater by taking in oxygen through cells in the skin, cloaca, mouth, and nose.
D. Turtles shed skin underwater by rubbing their noses on rocks until skin breaks and falls off.
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The best claim about how turtles are able to obtain oxygen underwater is:
C. Turtles exchange gasses underwater by taking in oxygen through cells in the skin, cloaca, mouth, and nose.
This statement accurately describes the biological processes that allow some turtle species to absorb oxygen while submerged. The other options do not correctly address the method of oxygen exchange in turtles.
