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What do you think would happen to a jellyfish if it were placed in a freshwater lake?

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[ It's basically the same answer that someone else put, just with a little bit more information. ]

A jellyfish would die if it was placed in a freshwater lake. Salt water has more solutes than freshwater, so a freshwater environment would be hypotonic to a jellyfish's cells. Water would enter the jellyfish's cells, causing them to swell and eventually burst.

[ Sounds like a pretty painful way to die, huh? ]

[ And yes, I realize this is from 2020, I just had to. ]

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A jellyfish would die if it was placed in a freshwater lake. Water would enter the jellyfish's cells, causing them to swell and eventually burst.

hope this help. :)

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