NEET Biology question

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Many freshwater organisms cannot live for long in seawater because the surrounding water will be to body cells and may occur.

(A)Hypertonic, exosmosisCorrect
(B)Hypertonic, endosmosis
(C)Hypotonic, exosmosis
(D)Hypotonic, endosmosis

Answer: (A)

Solution

Seawater has a much higher solute concentration than the body fluids of a freshwater organism, making it hypertonic relative to the organism's cells; by osmosis, water will

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