Osmoconformers and osmoregulators
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where does osmosis occur
across the permeable surface of gills
how do marine bony fish compensate for the loss of water?
drink sea water
other than osmosis, how else can water and ions be lost through a fish?
gills, urine
where are excess salts present in sea water absorbed?
intestine
osmoconformer definition
organism whose body fluid solute concentration conforms to or is the same as the solute concentration of the external medium in which the organism lives
osmoregulation definition
process by which living organisms maintain the solute and water content in their blood and body fluids
where does this process get the energy for this process from
respiration
