When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of...
BIOLOGY
JAMB 2002
When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of fresh water, it died after a short period because
- A. the tank was too small compare to the large ocean
- B. the body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water
- C. the body cells of the fish shrank as their sap was hypertonic to the fresh water
- D. there was no food in the tank, so the starved.
Correct Answer: B. the body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water
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