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Do freshwater fish gain water from or lose water to the environment?
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Do freshwater fish tend to gain or lose water?
Freshwater fish tend to gain water.
How do the cells in a fish react when moved from saltwater to freshwater?
The cells gain water.
How do the cells in a fish react when It moves from saltwater freshwater?
The cells gain water.
Why would a freshwater aquarium be dangerous for saltwater fish?
The density and pressure of saltwater is different from freshwater as is much of the bacterias and parasites. The acidity of the water is also of concern as the lower the PH the higher the acidity of the water. Saltwater being of a higher PH would not handle the lower PH of freshwater very well. Also if moving a freshwater fish to saltwater that fish will lose a great amount of water in it's body causing death and if the saltwater fish is moved to freshwater it will gain great amounts of water causing death.
What feature of osmoregulation is found in both marine and freshwater bony fish?
gain of water through food
How does an aquatic animal gain and lose water?
Depending on if the fish lives in fresh or salty water they may urinate a lot (if they live in freshwater) or living in a salty environment can make them pee less but it's very concentrated.
Why would a freshwater aquarium would be a dangerous habitat for saltwater fish?
The cells of the saltwater fish would gain too much water.
How do the cells in the fish react when it moves from saltwater to freshwater?
Salt controls water absorption so the cells would gain water.
How do the cells in fish react when it move in from saltwater to freshwater?
Salt controls water absorption so the cells would gain water.
How much water do fresh water fish drink?
All fish live in water, this may sound gross but fish drink there own water. water
How does the function of kidneys in saltwater fishes differ from their function in freshwater fishes?
Blood wastes are filtered by the kidneys. Saltwater fish lose water because of osmosis. Their kidneys return water to the body. The reverse happens in freshwater fish: they to gain water osmotically. Their kidneys produce dilute urine for excretion.
How do the cells in a fish react when it moves from freshwater to saltwater?
Salt controls water absorption so the cells would gain water.
