Which adaptation enhances oxygen absorption during ventilation in fish gills?

💡 Explanation

When water flows over fish gills, the countercurrent exchange mechanism ensures that blood flows in the opposite direction to water flow because this maintains a constant diffusion gradient for efficient oxygen absorption. Therefore the countercurrent exchange is key, rather than other factors like pumping rate, hemoglobin levels, or debris filters which play different roles.

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