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← Nature & AnimalsWhich risk increases during descent if increased swim bladder volume inhibits the ovale?
A)Increased buoyancy control efficiency
B)Reduced gas exchange efficiency
C)Barotrauma from prevented gas release✓
D)Overactivity of the lateral line
💡 Explanation
Barotrauma increases because Boyle's Law causes swim bladder expansion and the *diffusion* of oxygen gas out will be impaired by the restricted ovale, therefore the increasing pressure ruptures the bladder rather than volume adjustment.
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