When an Organism Has the Same Salt and Water Concentration

question 42

Multiple Choice

When an organism has the same salt and water concentration as its environment, it is said to be:

• A) euryhaline.
• B) hypertonic.
• C) hypotonic.
• D) isotonic.
• E) stenohaline.

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