If a marine animal has body fluids that have a lower salt content than the surrounding seawater, water will pass through the animal's body tissues from the ________ to the ________ because of ________.
A. inside; outside; osmosis
B. outside; inside; electrolysis
C. inside; outside; electrolysis
D. outside; inside; osmosis
E. None of these is correct; the salt moves, not the water.
Answer: A
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