Most Marine Invertebrates Are Osmoconformers.This Means That

question 29

Multiple Choice

Most marine invertebrates are osmoconformers.This means that

• A)the osmolality of their body fluids is not the same as their seawater environment.
• B)the osmolality of their body fluids is the same as their seawater environment.
• C)the osmolality of their body fluids is the same as their seawater environment and that their bodies contain the same solutes as their surroundings.
• D)the osmolality of their body fluids is equal to that of the osmoregulators who inhabit the same environments.
• E)the osmolality of their body fluids fluctuates between being hypertonic to hyportonic depending on the season and the tides.

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