Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The importance of osmoregulation in animals like Artemia and their ability to cope up in extreme saline environment.

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Osmoregulation is the ability to maintain a balance between water and ions inside the body regardless of the external environment. The organisms that are able to osmoregulate are called osmoregulators. Marine animals can maintain a constant ionic concentration and are able to survive in such adverse saline conditions.

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