Which of the following statements about freshwater fish is NOT true?
A) They drink water to replenish water supplies.
B) Chloride cells in the gills actively pump chloride ions into the body.
C) They are osmoregulators.
D) They tend to gain water through osmosis.
E) They maintain body fluid solute concentrations that are higher than that of the surrounding water.
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