How does the structure of gills in a fish enable it to live in a watery environment? A. The gills allow the fish to take in carbon dioxide from the water.
B. The lungs of the fish are made up of tiny air sacs.
C. The gills allow the fish to take in oxygen from the water.
D. The villi absorb oxygen into the bloodstream.

Effect of rotenone and antimycin a on electron transfer rotenone, a toxic natural product from plants, strongly inhibits nadh dehydrogenase of insect and fish mitochondria. antimycin a, a toxic antibiotic, strongly inhibits the oxidation of ubiquinol. (a) explain why rotenone ingestion is lethal to some insect and fish species. (b) explain why antimycin a is a poison. (c) given that rotenone and antimycin a are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transfer chain, which would be a more potent poison? explain.