Herring are salt water fish that...BLANK!!!?

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Herring are salt water fish that...BLANK!!!?

Need to EXPEL large amounts of water to offset osmosis ,
Need to TAKE IN large amounts of water to offset osmosis ,
Slowly dehydrate over the course of their lives ,
Slowly swell up over the course of their lives?
I really need some help.
Please do not write anything not pertaining to the question?

2007-03-04 05:44:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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I know that salt water fish drink lots of water and take salt across their gills osmotically, where as fresh water fish DO NOT DRINK! I would say that salt water fish take in large amounts of water to offset osmosis.

2007-03-04 05:51:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

They take in large volumes of water to counter osmosis.

2007-03-04 14:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋