The brine shrimp Artemia is a hyposmotic regulator that lives in an extremely high saline environment.Which statement would most likely be true of this organism?
A) Artemia moves salt out of its body across its gill membranes by means of active transport.
B) Artemia moves water out of its body across its gill membranes by means of active transport.
C) Artemia takes in salts through its nasal salt glands.
D) Artemia maintains a blood plasma osmolarity equivalent with its surroundings.
E) Artemia allows diffusion of salt from the surroundings into its extracellular fluid.
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