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Chapter 44, Problem 8TYU
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To determine: The rate of evaporative water loss in a population that lives in moist environment and in a population that lives in dry environments.
Introduction: In order to survive an organism must be able to keep a constant osmotic pressure and water balance of their body. Evaporation is one of the key sources of water loss in animals. And to avoid water loss via evaporation animals adapted themselves across various range of ecosystem.
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