Question

Explain The Term Osmoconformers

Answer 1

They  are  the  animals  that  do  not  actively  control  the  osmotic  condition  of  their  body  fluids.  They  rather change  the  osmolarity  of  body  fluids  according  to  the  osmolarity  of  the  ambient  medium.  All  marine invertebrates  and  some  freshwater  invertebrates  are  strictly  osmoconformer.  Osmoconformers  show  an excellent  ability  to  tolerate  a  wide  range  of  cellular  osmotic  environments.

Answer 2

Osmoconformer 

--An animal whose body fluids are in osmotic balance with its environment. For many marine invertebrates the osmolarity and ionic concentrations of their body fluids are similar to those of the seawater in which they live. Such animals avoid the need to expend much energy on osmoregulation. However, they generally maintain cell volumes by altering the concentration of intracellular osmolytes.