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j_sun

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on: Sep 17, 2013
Osmoconforming sharks take in water, as needed,
A) by migrating to freshwater rivers to drink fresh water.
B) via osmosis, as their body cells are slightly hyperosmotic to seawater.
C) via active transport of water across the cells on their gills.
D) by water diffusion from seawater, which is hyperosmotic to the fluids in their cells.
E) by selective transport of water molecules across the wall of the gut.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 21, 2013
I remember it was B[/hide


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Reply #2 on: Oct 15, 2013
Thanks dude! Marking this solved.


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