The process responsible for a Pacific sea horse’s body losing water to its saltier environment is osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration (inside the sea horse's body) to an area of higher solute concentration (the surrounding seawater) in an attempt to reach equilibrium.
Despite its name, the Pacific sea horse is actually a type of fish. Its horse-shaped head gives it its name. This creature lives in the Pacific waters off the west coast of the Americas, from Peru to Southern California. Like many other ocean fish, sea horses face the constant challenge of losing water to their saltier environment.
When a Pacific sea horse’s body loses water to its environment, which process is responsible?
Responses
endocytosis
endocytosis
exocytosis
exocytosis
osmosis
osmosis
active transport
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