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Kidney

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Excretion
Osmoregulation

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Excretion

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It is the removal of metabolic waste (such as urea) and excess metabolites from the body

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Osmoregulagion

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It is the process of regulating water potential in order to keep fluid and salt balance within an organism

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Metabolism

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The chemical reactions that occur inside living cells

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Organs of excretion

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Lungs
Kidneys
Skin

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Waste products produced by plants

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Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Water

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Which plant structure allows gaseous waste products to exit the leaves

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Stomata

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The process by which gaseous waste products exit the leaves of plants

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Diffusion

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Excretion

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The removal from the body of the waste products of metabolism and any substances present in excess

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Examples of waste products produced by human metabolism

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Water from respiration

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Excretion in humans: skin

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Sweat

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Excretion in humans: lung

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Carbon dioxide and water

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Excretion in humans: kidneys

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Urea

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Egestion example:

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Faeces

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Kidney excretes

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Urea, excess water and excess salts

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Main function of kidney

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Regulating water content by osmoregulation.
Excretion of toxic metabolic waste products and excess substances

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The tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder

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Ureters

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Nephrons

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Are tiny tubes found in kidney

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Role of nephron

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To produce urine

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By what process is glucose reabsorbed by

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Active transport

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Urea

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Breakdown of excess protein

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Urine contains:

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Water
Urea
Ions