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Which 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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