When experimenters replaced the statoliths in a crayfish statocyst with iron filings and then held a magnet above the animal, what did they observe? (answer based on your knowledge of the function of statoliths)

A. The crayfish stayed upright.
B. The crayfish lay on its side.
C. The crayfish turned upside down.
D. The crayfish attempted to escape by rapidly swimming backwards.
E. None of these choices are correct.


C. The crayfish turned upside down.

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