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TermDefinition
polyextremophilescan stand lots of extreme situations
osmolaritywater moves through an organism through osmosis which is driven by solute concentration (often salt)
blood300 mOsm
seawater1000 mOsm
freshwater10-20 mOsm
hypertonicbody fluids with more salt than normal
hyperosmoticbody fluids with more solute than normal
hypotonicless salt than normal
hypoosmoticless solute than normal

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Creator thatwickedjumper
Created November 12, 2008
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Subject biology
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