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Planet Trivia · Marine Life

The chambered nautilus controls its depth by managing fluid inside its shell. What mechanism moves that fluid in and out of each sealed chamber?

A A muscular pump that forces fluid through the siphuncle under pressure
B Ion pumping that creates an osmotic gradient, drawing fluid out passively
C A valve system that opens and closes to let seawater in and out
D Gas pressure differentials generated by the animal's respiration

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