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← Nature & AnimalsWhich consequence results when a saltwater fish's kidney dysfunction impairs chloride cell activity?
A)Dehydration due to osmotic water loss✓
B)Ammonia toxicity from insufficient excretion
C)Hypoxia due to reduced oxygen uptake
D)Starvation because of impaired digestion
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When chloride cells fail due to kidney dysfunction, active transport of chloride ions is impaired, because this is essential for osmoregulation in seawater. This imbalance leads to loss of water from the fish's tissues via osmosis by dehydration.. Therefore, dehydration occurs, rather than anemia, toxicity or starvation which result from different affected systems..
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