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← Nature & AnimalsWhich risk increases as a freshwater fish's gills abnormally increase permeability causing rapid ion loss?
A)Cellular dysfunction from electrolyte imbalance✓
B)Dehydration resulting from increased osmosis
C)Oxygen toxicity disrupting metabolic functions
D)Kidney failure due to surplus urine production
💡 Explanation
When gill permeability increases, unregulated ion loss causes electrolyte imbalances because diffusion overwhelms the fish's osmoregulatory capacity. Therefore cellular dysfunction results, rather than dehydration, oxygen toxicity, or kidney failure, all stem from independent distinct aquatic metabolic and physiological dysfunctions.
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