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If a freshwater fish is placed in an aquarium containing sea water, will the fish be able to survive? Explain giving reasons.

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No, a freshwater fish placed in the aquarium containing sea water, will not be able to survive. Because, its body system is adapted to function normally in a narrow range of salinity and it cannot survive in the high salinity of sea water.
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