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← Nature & AnimalsWhich risk significantly increases when a fish's pneumocyst (swim bladder) loses structural integrity?
A)Inefficient buoyancy control results✓
B)Accelerated kidney stone formation
C)Increased susceptibility skin infection
D)Disrupted olfactory signal transduction
💡 Explanation
Damage to the pneumocyst impairs hydrostatic equilibrium because decreased bladder volume reduces bouyancy via Archimedes principle; therefore fish sink needing more energy, rather than maintaining position easily when intact.
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