The Body Fluids of an Osmoconformer Would Be ________ with Its

Question

The body fluids of an osmoconformer would be ________ with its ________ environment.
A)hyperosmotic; freshwater
B)isotonic; freshwater
C)hyperosmotic; saltwater
D)isoosmotic; saltwater
E)hypoosmotic; saltwater

Accepted Answer

Osmoconformers are organisms that maintain their body fluids isotonic or isoosmotic with their surrounding environment. In the case of a saltwater environment, an osmoconformer's body fluids would be isoosmotic with the saltwater, meaning the osmotic pressure inside the organism is the same as the osmotic pressure of the surrounding saltwater.