How would the contractile vacuole of a freshwater amoeba respond if the organism was placed in seawater? with

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How would the contractile vacuole of a freshwater amoeba respond if the organism was placed in seawater?
with more contractions
with fewer contractions
the contractions would suddenly cease
with the same frequency of contractions

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the contractions would suddenly cease

Explanation: Seawater is hypertonic relative to a freshwater amoeba, so water leaves the cell by osmosis rather than entering. The contractile vacuole therefore no longer fills and stops contracting.

How would the contractile vacuole of a freshwater amoeba respond if the organism was placed in seawater?
with more contractions
with fewer contractions
the contractions would suddenly cease
with the same frequency of contractions

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How would the contractile vacuole of a freshwater amoeba respond if the organism was placed in seawater? with more contractions with fewer contractions the contractions would suddenly cease with the same frequency of contractions

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How would the contractile vacuole of a freshwater amoeba respond if the organism was placed in seawater?
with more contractions
with fewer contractions
the contractions would suddenly cease
with the same frequency of contractions