At various points throughout Earth’s geological history, atmospheric and oceanic oxygen levels have been different than they are today. If future oxygen levels in the ocean become higher than they are today, what effect do you think this will have on the relative frequencies with which ram ventilation or buccopharyngeal pumping are used by aquatic vertebrates? Please explain your answer.

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At various points throughout Earth’s geological history, atmospheric and oceanic oxygen levels have been different than they are today. If future oxygen levels in the ocean become higher than they are today, what effect do you think this will have on the relative frequencies with which ram ventilation or buccopharyngeal pumping are used by aquatic vertebrates? Please explain your answer. 

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Several organism has different types of respiratory organs to perform the process of breathing and respiration. As in case of higher vertebrates, the lungs is present, similarly, fishes contains gills for their respiratory purposes.

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