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Tabulate adaptations of terrestrial respiration in human being.

Different respiratory adaptations of human beings are as follows :

• The respiratory surface, which helps in exchange of gases must be very thin for easy and fast exchange of gases.


• The respiratory surface must be richly supplied with blood vessels for exchange of gases.


• The thin and delicate respiratory structures must be well protected under layers of tissues so as to protect them from the external environment.


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