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Many fresh water animals cannot survive in marine environment. Explain.

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  • Many freshwater fishes cannot survive in the marine environment because their bodies are not adapted to the marine environment.
  • Freshwater fishes lose body water because of the higher concentration of salt in the surrounding water (hypertonic environment), which makes their survival difficult.
  • Hence many freshwater animals cannot survive in the marine environment.

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