Which outcome reduces the osmotic gradient in marine fish?

💡 Explanation

Countercurrent exchange maintains concentration gradients because blood flows in the opposite direction to water, therefore reducing the osmotic gradient driving water loss from the fish, rather than increasing ion transport or altering urea concentration.

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