Correctly classify the following statements regarding the osmotic adaptations of freshwater and marine fish.

Q: how do marine fish perform osmoregulation? A) through gaining water through the gills B) through…

A: Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism body fluids which is…

Q: Which organism is correctly paired with the structures it uses for the excretion of nitrogenous…

A: Excretion is the process of removing waste chemicals from a cell or an organism. It is a form of…

Q: Describe the water vascular system that seastars utilize for locomotion, respiration, and food…

A: Sea stars also known as starfish are the marine invertebrates, belongs to class Asteroidea of phylum…

Q: What is the locomotion in pelagic urochordate

A: Urochordata is a group of animals with a notochord and nerve cord confined to the tail region in the…

Q: Describe the three steps in which organisms excrete wastes.

A: The human excretory system functions to remove wastes from the body. During this process, animals…

Q: Which of the following matches is correct?a. nephrons—earthwormsb. Malpighian tubules—insectsc.…

A: Answer is b.) malphigian tubules - insects.

Q: Both saltwater and freshwater fish have adaptations to control the movement of water and salts…

A: Answer: Introduction: Saltwater and freshwater fish have adaptations to control the movement of…

Q: Which of the following ions is important for the symport transport of amino acids, glucose and other…

A: Symport transport is form of active transport that helps in transport molecules across the membranes…

Q: Draw a well labelled diagram of a mammalian kidney tubule(nephron) and its blood supply.

A: Nephrons are the structural and functional units of the kidney. The filtration of blood occurs…

Q: Describe the unique excretory system of insects. How is uric acid formed?

A: Excretion is the process of removing metabolic wastes from the body. The excretory system varies…

Q: Name two types of nephrons found in human kidney.

A: In humans, the chief osmoregulatory organ is the kidney. The nephron is the kidney’s functional unit…

Q: Describe (and label on a diagram) the organs of the mammalian urinary system and give the functions…

A: The mammalian urinary system is an excretory system that removes the waster materials and excess…

Q: What feature(s) is/are characteristic of marine bony fish? a. Loops of Henle O b.Chloride cells…

A: Marine bony fish may be found in all seas, in both cold and warm water, and in both shallow and deep…

Q: Marine and freshwater organisms use complementary mechanisms for water and salt regulation. Explain…

A: Fish in freshwater have gills that filter the water they breathe. The fish's bodily fluids remain…

Q: Why do fish not survive outside water?

A: Fish are animals that live in the water. They do not have limbs, instead of limbs they have fins…

Q: Why are sharks osmoconformers yet ionoconformers? Explain using concepts on osmoregulation and…

A: Osmoconformers: these are the marine animals with the ability to maintain the osmorality of their…

Q: describe the movement of hydra

A: Hi, Thanks For Your Question.  Answer :  Hydras Are Sessile Animals. They Live By Attaching Their…

Q: Give examples of animals that excrete each of the principal types of nitrogenous wastes.

A: Introduction  Water is crucial for survival for almost all type of species be it animals or plants.…

Q: Why are polluted water body have an abundance of nostoc and oscillatoria?

A: Fresh water ecosystem is a major form of ecosystem which is a shelter for species of plants and…

Q: Discuss osmotic balance in freshwater and saltwater fishes.

A: Osmoregulation is the ability to maintain an internal balance of water and salt. Kidney plays an…

Q: Define the following terms and comment on the limitations (if any) of each in describing the thermal…

A: Temperature or degree of hotness and coldness is the most relevant environmental factor. The average…

Q: Give a short note on effect of temperature or water scarcity and the adaptations of animals.

A: An adaptation is referred as physical and behavioural change in an organism with respect to its…

Q: Explain why the countercurrent flow that occurs in the gillsof fish is much more efficient than…

A: Concurrent flow refers to the flow of oxygen-poor blood and oxygen-rich water in the same direction.…

Q: Why do marine entities lack contractile vacuoles as compared to fresh water entities?

A: A contractile vacuole is a sub-cellular structure involved in osmoregulation. It is found…

Q: Why do all the fresh water organisms have contractile vacuoles where as majority of marine organisms…

A: The contractile vacuole is a sub-cellular structure that is involved in osmoregulation. It is…

Q: When a salmon or other teleost fish migrates from seawater intofreshwater, what are all the changes…

A: Teleosts are members of the Teleostei infraclass, which contains 96 percent of all extant fish…

Q: Draw the structure of nephridial system in earthworm?

A: Nephridia carry out the excretion in the earthworm. It is present in pairs in the body’s segments.

Q: Describe osmoregulators or osmoconformers and how these tools allow animals to adapt to different…

A: What is osmoregulation? Osmotic regulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an…

Q: What is the role of the invertebrate/vertebrate gill in osmoregulation

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Q: To move within the water column, the animal above employs

A: The correct option is cilia. The given image is of Mnemiopsis leidi, also known as the sea walnut or…

Q: Why is the fish circulationclassified as a simple andcomplete circulation?

A: The fish are the cold blooded aquatic vertebrates of the phylum Chordata that are found in both…

Q: Why is it a problem to the animals lacking siphons to live in the sediment? List two problems.

A: The aquatic molluscs belonging to the classes Cephalopoda, Bivalvia, and Gastropoda contain…

Q: Discuss the contrasting osmotic problems faced by freshwater and marine teleost fish, and the…

A: Osmosis is the flow of a liquid into a solution through a semipermeable membrane. Osmotic pressure…

Q: Draw & describe the physiological anatomy of nephron. Show how filtration of different substances…

A: Kidney are bean shaped organ and these are located in abdomen and it is thd part of the excetory…

Q: Animals that can tolerate loss of nearly all their body water exhibit an adaptation called

A: Introduction : Osmoregulators aid in regulating the body's salt levels. Fish in freshwater have…

Q: how do organisms without a swim bladder behave?

A: * swim bladder is also called Air bladder and Gas bladder. *Swim bladder is an internal organ which…

Q: Discuss some adaptations other than size that organisms use to increase their resistance to sinking.

A: The organisms got to adapt to the physical conditions of their surroundings so as to survive. The…

Q: The excretory structure of the earthworm is, 1. A protonephridium 2. An ananephridium 3. A…

A: Numerous invertebrates have nephridium, an organ used for excretion. Two varieties of nephridium…

Q: What is meant by “countercurrent flow” as it applies to fish gills?

A: Gills are the respiratory structures of most of the aquatic animals. The simplest type of gills is…

Q: Graph: THE EFFICIENCY OF WATER PURIFICATION IN RELATION TO Purity of Water Exiting the Osculum Which…

A: Sponges are one of the simple organisms which are classified under the phylum Porifera. Sponges do…

Q: protonephridia, metanephridia, and kidneys. Which of the 6 functions of a vertebrate kidney are…

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Q: Explain how insects use Malpighian tubules to excrete wastes and maintain osmotic balance

A: The members of phylum arthropod are bilaterally symmetrical, invertebrate. They have an open…

Q: Give differences between shark and frog regarding excretory system?

A: To differentiate Excretory system of shark and frog

Q: Name the parts that carry out the excretory process in fresh water protozoa and mammals

A: The excretory system is a network of organs and tubes that work together to rid the body of waste…

Q: Match the phylum with the excretory system. 1. Metanephridia 2. Green glands 3. Flame cells 4.…

A: Given: To match the phylum with it's exact excretory system from the options given below.

Q: Kidneys do not play a major role in excretion in ammonotelic animals. Justify.

A: Different animals excrete different type of metabolic waste that has its costs and advantages.…

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