Refer to the Figure Shown

question 40

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure shown.
Suppose that the same parameter represented in the figure is measured in aquatic animals that are moved from water to air and terrestrial animals that are moved from air to water. In which animal would the change in the measured parameter be the smallest?

• A) Weddell seal
• B) Fish that regularly emerge into the air briefly, such as grunion and flying fish
• C) Teleost fish
• D) Humans

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