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


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