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Some protozoans have special organelles called contractile vacuoles that continually eliminate excess water from the cell. The presence of these organelles tells you that the environment is what to the protozoan?

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Answer:

Liquid and with a higher osmotic pressure

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember that a cell that is surrounded by an environment with a higher osmotic pressure, will produce that the cell get some water outside to make some dilution to the salt concentration that surrounds the protozoan.

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