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Salt water fish are perfectly adapted to their salty environment and need osmosis to live. The replacement fluid taken on to replace the lost water is desalinated by a process known as diffusion. Diffusion allows fish to live in a state of constant osmosis.
If a Saltwater Fish is placed in an environment that does not contain the excess levels of salt outside, such as in freshwater, their natural inclination to pull in water and dispel all salt from that water will result in the fish exploding with water that is not being removed from them by their environment.
Freshwater Fish, on the other hand, are subjected to a reverse effect. The salt levels inside their bodies are higher than the surrounding water outside because that water is constantly being drawn inward by the salt content in their system. Freshwater fish do not drink water as a result. If placed in a saltwater environment, they would literally drown in a sea of water because they are not geared to pull in extra water.
What else can I help you with?
How do red blood cells use osmosis to perform their job?
they don't use osmosis
How do you use osmosis in a sentence?
osmosis involves water passing in and out of the cell
What do whales use their what to eat?
What do whales use their something to eat
Do whales use eclocation?
Dolphins,Porpises and Beaked whales use it.
What is use of Reverse osmosis plant?
Used to travel in outer space at the osmosis of speed of light.
What did colonists use to hunt?
They were hunting whales because the whales had a lot of stuff they needed from the whales.
How do humans use whales?
they use them for food or some people just like killing whales
Does osmosis involve the use of proteins in its process?
Yes, osmosis does not involve the use of proteins in its process. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. This process does not require the use of proteins.
How do gray whales get their food?
Some whales use filter feeders.
What kind of whales did the Chinook hunt for?
the chinook tribe did hunt for gray whales, fin whales, sperm whales, blue whales, and humpbacks, and they use the blubber for candles, and the meat for eating, even though there are 80 species of whales. they even use the whale's oil for electricity I think in 1932.
How much energy ATP is needed for osmosis to occur?
The cell does not need to use any ATP in order for osmosis to occur.
What kind of whales did the Chinook tribe hunt for?
the chinook tribe did hunt for gray whales, fin whales, sperm whales, blue whales, and humpbacks, and they use the blubber for candles, and the meat for eating, even though there are 80 species of whales. they even use the whale's oil for electricity I think in 1932.
