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If a marine fish is placed in a fresh wa...

If a marine fish is placed in a fresh water aquarium, will the fish be able to survive? Why or why not?

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No , it is so because marine is fish is adapted to live in saline sea water . In fresh water , it will not be able to cope with the outside hypotonic environment because of osmoregulation problems.
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