Definitions for osmoconformer
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1. osmoconformernoun

   any marine invertebrate that maintains its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater

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1. Osmoconformer

   Osmoconformers are marine organisms that maintain an internal environment which is isotonic to their external environment. This means that the osmotic pressure of the organism's cells is equal to the osmotic pressure of their surrounding environment. By minimizing the osmotic gradient, this subsequently minimizes the net influx and efflux of water into and out of cells. Even though osmoconformers have an internal environment that is isosmotic to their external environment, the types of ions in the two environments differ greatly in order to allow critical biological functions to occur.An advantage of osmoconformation is that such organisms don’t need to expend as much energy as osmoregulators in order to regulate ion gradients. However, to ensure that the correct types of ions are in the desired location, a small amount of energy is expended on ion transport. A disadvantage to osmoconformation is that the organisms are subject to changes in the osmolarity of their environment.

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1. Osmoconformer

   Osmoconformers are marine animals which, in contrast to osmoregulators, maintain the osmolarity of their body fluids such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater. Osmoconformers decrease the net flux of water into or out of their bodies from diffusion. They maintain internal solute concentrations within their bodies at a level equal to the osmolarity of the surrounding medium.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of osmoconformer in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of osmoconformer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Osmoconformer
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmoconformer
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=osmoconformer