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How do toads get the oxygen they need to their body cells?

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Toads and other amphibians use their skin to breathe. The skin is highly permeable and allows oxygen to diffuse through it and into the bloodstream. Oxygen diffuses from the surrounding air or water into the skin, where it is picked up by red blood cells and transported to the body's cells. This is called cutaneous respiration.

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