They do not influence the salinity level in their environment, they maintain the salinity in their body. If they don't, osmosis will cause their cells to shrink due to the fact that the salinity in the cell is lower than outside the cell. This will make water leave the cells. So they need to get rid of excess salt all the time. Freshwater fish need to retain the salt in their bodies, otherwise the opposite will happen. Salinity level in the cell is higher than outside the cell and this causes influx of water which will make the cell build up turgor pressure. Ultimately they will explode. So fishes in both environments adapted to deal with osmosis.
This statement is; True.
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Answer:
Biotic and non-living
Explanation:
=> Since it can't move,respire, ingest or reproduce , it is a non-living thing.
=> It is a component derived from the living part of an ecosystem(A wooden tree), so it is a biotic component.
Directional selection, as one phenotype is greatly favored over another
