Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when a physoclistous fish's gas bladder inflation rate exceeds resorption capacity during rapid ascent?
A)Development of fatal swim bladder overexpansion✓
B)Suffocation due to depleted blood oxygen
C)Dehydration from increased osmotic pressure
D)Muscular failure due to altered buoyancy control
💡 Explanation
When inflation rate exceeds resorption, a physoclistous fish's gas bladder over expands due to rapid pressure decrease because resorption is slow, leading to barotrauma damaging internal organs. Therefore fatal swim bladder overexpansion results, rather than suffocation, dehydration, or muscular failure involving respiratory or osmotic processes.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Nature & Animals →- Which outcome occurs when flight feather barbules' structural integrity degrades, increasing wing loading unevenly?
- Which outcome results when a small mammal minimizes torpor duration?
- Which developmental impairment results when juvenile hormone remains elevated during a pupal diapause?
- Which consequence results when a kestrel relies primarily on thermals?
- Which communication enhancement occurs when plankton generate bioluminescence?
- Which outcome occurs when a fish's operculum collapses, impeding efficient gas exchange?
