A Fish Swimming into an Estuary from a River Would

question 8

Multiple Choice

A fish swimming into an estuary from a river would have which of the following as its greatest physiological challenge?

• A) The low oxygen content would give the fish difficulty in swimming aerobically.
• B) The high water flow would make the fish expend more energy.
• C) The change in water solute content would challenge the osmotic balance of the fish.
• D) The temperature change would stress the fish by denaturing its proteins.

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Definitions:

Origins

The location or source where something originates or comes from.

Destinations

The places or points to which something or someone is going or being sent.

Routes

The paths or courses taken to achieve a specific goal or destination, often used in the context of logistics and transportation planning.

Northwest-Corner Method

A technique used in transportation and logistics to find an initial feasible solution for the Transportation Problem by starting at the northwest corner of a cost matrix and moving south and east to allocate shipments.