The body fluids of an osmoconformer would be ________ with its ________ environment.
A) hyperosmotic; freshwater
B) hyperosmotic; seawater
C) isoosmotic; seawater
D) hypoosmotic; seawater

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Osmoconformers are organisms that maintain their body fluids in osmotic equilibrium with their environment. Since this question specifies a seawater environment, which is salty and therefore osmotically demanding, the correct answer is that the body fluids of an osmoconformer would be isoosmotic with its seawater environment. This means the osmolarity of the body fluids is the same as that of the seawater, allowing the organism to avoid the energetic costs of actively managing water and solute balance.

The Body Fluids of an Osmoconformer Would Be ________ with Its