Most marine invertebrates are osmoconformers. This means that
A. the osmolarity of their body fluids is the same as their seawater environment.
B. that their body fluidsĀ contain the exact same solutes in the same concentration as their cells.
C. the osmolarity of their body fluids is equal to that of the osmoregulators who inhabit the same environments.
D. the osmolarity of their body fluids fluctuates between hypertonic to hypotonic depending on the season and the tides.
E. that their body fluidsĀ contain the exact same solutes in the same concentration as their surroundings.
Answer: A
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