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CAPE Biology Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 1 · Question Q10

Bobby is given a tropical freshwater fish for his birthday. Experimenting with the fish, he places it in seawater and it dies. Which of the following statements MOST likely explains the reason for its death?

  1. (A)Water diffuses into the fish.
  2. (B)Water diffuses out of the fish.
  3. (C)Ions diffuse from the fish to the seawater.
  4. (D)Less oxygen is in seawater than freshwater.

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