Use the Following Information to Answer the Next Few Questions

question 44

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the next few questions.
You just bought a freshwater tropical fish for your new aquarium. Once you arrive home, you fill the aquarium with cold, dechlorinated water and plug in the filter and heater. You immediately release the fish from his bag of warm water into the cold water of the aquarium and give him some food. After one hour, you notice the fish has lost its vibrant colouration and isn't swimming very much. After a few hours, you find the fish dead.
-The fish likely died because

• A)the fish was not given an adaptation period to adjust to the different water temperature.
• B)the fish was not given an acclimation period to adjust to the different water temperature.
• C)the fish lost too much heat via evaporation to the surrounding water.
• D)the fish was not given an acclimatization period to adjust to the different water temperature.
• E)the fish was endothermic.

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