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What are osmoconformers and osmoregulators ? Give examples of each of them. How do they maintain osmotic condition of their body fluids ?

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Osmonoconformers are the animals that do not actively control the osmotic condition of their body fluids. They show changes in the conc. Of body fluids according to the conc. Of surrounding medium. Examples all marine invertebrates and hag fish (a marine cyclostome).
Osmoregulators are the animals that maintain an internal osmolarity different from the surrounding medium in which they inhabit. Examples. many aquatic invertebrates and most vertebrates (except hagfish). In hypotonic medium, these osmoregulators eliminate of water and in hypertonic medium, these continuously intake water to compensate for water loss.
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