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Q. Some organisms are tolerant to a narrow range of salinity and are termed as

AMUAMU 2012Organisms and Populations

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Some organisms are tolerant of a wide range of salinities, these are called euryhaline. On the other hand, organisms which are restricted to a narrow range of salinity are called stenohaline.