A salmon moves from a saltwater ocean to a freshwater river. What takes place in the salmon's cells as it moves?

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Martine O.
Mar 5, 2018

They become hypotonic. It's pretty dumb but the fish drowns.

Explanation:

The fish cells try to balance the concentration of salt to water (inside and outside the cell) but because there is no salt in the water by doing so the cells take in a lot of water and the cells burst.

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