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When a fresh water protozoan is placed in marine water 

Option: 1

contractile vacuoles become bigger in size 


Option: 2

no. of contractile vacuoles increase 


Option: 3

contractile vacuoles disappear 


Option: 4

contractile vacuoles remain unchanged 


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- The function of contractile vacoule is to remove the excess water outside by the process of osmoregulation.

- When fresh water protozoan placed in marine water which is denser (hypertonic) than its cytoplasmic medium then the organism tend to loose water. So the contractile vacoule disappear in order to prevent dehydration of cell.

 

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