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sveta [45]
2 years ago
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When a fish swims from salt water into fresh water, its cells react by:

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Sever21 [200]2 years ago
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When a fish swims from salt water into fresh water its cells react by losing water and shrinking.​ The correct option is D.

<h3>What is fresh water?</h3>

Glaciers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, streams, wetlands, and even groundwater contain fresh water.

These freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the world's total surface area but are home to 10% of all known animals and up to 40% of all known fish species.

When a fish swims from salt water into fresh water its cells react by losing water and shrinking due to osmosis.​

Thus, the correct option is D.

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emmasim [6.3K]2 years ago
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A fish swims from salt water into fresh water, its cells react by gaining water and swelling. Thus, option "A" is correct.

<h3>What is osmosis?</h3>

Osmosis is the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from an area of ​​low solute concentration to one of higher solute concentration to establish an equilibrium.

For example, The solutes are solids that dissolve in water and form ions, such as salts (NaCl) and sugars, these solutes are also found the cell’s cytoplasm.

Thus, option "A" is correct.

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