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Despite its name, the Pacific sea horse is actually a type of fish. Its horse-shaped head gives it its name. This creature lives in the Pacific waters off the west coast of the Americas, from Peru to Southern California. Like many other saltwater fishes, sea horses face the constant challenge of preventing too much salt from building up in their cells.



When sodium and chloride ions from the saltwater environment enter a Pacific sea horse’s body, which process is most likely responsible?



active transport

endocytosis

diffusion

exocytosis


(15 points)

Answer 1

It is diffusion.

Answer 2

The correct answer should be endocytosis

Endocytosis is a process in which molecules such as protein, or in this case soidum and chloride ions, transfer from an outside source into the cell.