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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when a salmon's migratory path encounters significant pollution?
A)Increased random navigation during spawning
B)Decreased magnetic field perception ability
C)Disrupted homing based olfactory signals✓
D)Enhanced muscle performance near obstacles
💡 Explanation
Disrupted homing occurs because pollution interferes with olfactory imprinting, their primary navigation mechanism; therefore, they cannot locate breeding grounds, rather than magnetic or inertial navigation, which are secondary under polluted conditions.
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