The salt content within the cytosol of marine mammals is lower than the water that they consume from their environment. To maintain their salt concentration relative to their en- vironment, marine mammals rely on reticulate kidneys that have multiple lobes and allow for salt to be collected and excreted. How does the higher surface area of reticulate kidneys help marine mammals maintain their cellular salt-water concentration? A The higher surface area allows for a higher concentration of protein channels through which the salt can be actively transported. B C The higher surface area increases the volume of the kidney cells and allows for more ef- ficient transport of the salt across them. The higher surface area reduces the amount of ATP that is required for the removal of salt by allowing the salt to be removed via facilitated diffusion.
The salt content within the cytosol of marine mammals is lower than the water that they consume from their environment. To maintain their salt concentration relative to their en- vironment, marine mammals rely on reticulate kidneys that have multiple lobes and allow for salt to be collected and excreted. How does the higher surface area of reticulate kidneys help marine mammals maintain their cellular salt-water concentration? A The higher surface area allows for a higher concentration of protein channels through which the salt can be actively transported. B C The higher surface area increases the volume of the kidney cells and allows for more ef- ficient transport of the salt across them. The higher surface area reduces the amount of ATP that is required for the removal of salt by allowing the salt to be removed via facilitated diffusion.
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Transcribed Image Text:The salt content within the cytosol of marine mammals is lower than the water that they
consume from their environment. To maintain their salt concentration relative to their en-
vironment, marine mammals rely on reticulate kidneys that have multiple lobes and allow
for salt to be collected and excreted.
How does the higher surface area of reticulate kidneys help marine mammals maintain
their cellular salt-water concentration?
A The higher surface area allows for a higher concentration of protein channels through
which the salt can be actively transported.
B
с
D
The higher surface area increases the volume of the kidney cells and allows for more ef-
ficient transport of the salt across them.
The higher surface area reduces the amount of ATP that is required for the removal of
salt by allowing the salt to be removed via facilitated diffusion.
The higher surface area increases the concentration gradient of salt and allows it to eas-
ily diffuse through their cell membrane.
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