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When a freshwater protozoan possessing a contractile vacuole is placed in a glass containing marine water, the vacuole will

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ayes
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reptiles
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amphibians
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mammals
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The correct option is C amphibians
Contractile vacuoles have been shown to contain osmotically active substances; they shrink in hypertonic and swell in hypotonic solutions. And so, when a freshwater protozoan possessing a contractile vacuole is placed in a glass containing marine water, the vacuole will decrease in size

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