Question

Zoologists discovered that the blood cells of a certain African lungfish were much slower to swell or shrink with water when faced with

changes in blood solute concentration, a useful adaptation to drought and dehydration. The researchers suspected that this might have
something to do with the number of in the blood cells.
phospholipids
aquaporins (proteins that transport water)
ATPs
enzymes

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. aquaporins

Step-by-step explanation:

The aquaporins can be described as integral proteins which are involved in the transportation of water. They are termed as aquaporin because each molecule of aquaporin has a pore in its centre. The adaptation of the blood cells of African lungfish depicts that the number of aquaporins decrease or increase as per the climate conditions. Hence, making the African lungfish to survive in harsh conditions.