Answer
Freshwater is too dilute and too variable for osmoconformity to be viable.
Work Step by Step
The ion concentration in freshwater is extremely low. Such an electrolyte level in a living organism would likely be fatal.
Campbell Biology (12th Edition)
by Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0135188741
ISBN 13:
978-0-13518-874-3
Chapter 44 - 44.1 - Concept Check - Page 982: 2
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