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When a fresh-water protozoan possessing a contractile vacuole, is placed in a glass containing marine water, the vacuole will:
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disappear
Contractile vacuole is involved in osmoregulation. When a cell is placed in marine water (hypertonic solution), the water inside the cell (vacuole) rushes out, disappearing the vacuole.
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