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← Nature & AnimalsWhich metabolic outcome results when increased ocean acidity inhibits symbiosomes in coral?
A)Decreased translocation of photosynthetic products✓
B)Enhanced thermal tolerance of coral tissue
C)Increased nitrogen fixation by coral
D)Stimulated expulsion of zooxanthellae cells
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Reduced symbiosome activity restricts the translocation of glycerol and glucose produced by the zooxanthellae using photosynthesis; this is because the environment impairs metabolic exchange. Therefore less energy moves to coral, rather than increased survivability; the other options involve changes caused on other cellular systems.
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