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Lesson 4 - Excretion and Osmoregulation Flashcards

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elimination of metabolic waste products from the body

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excretion

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regulation of water and ion balance within the body fluids

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osmoregulation

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Different types of organisms with different excretion

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  1. ammonotelic
  2. ureotelic
  3. uricotelic
  4. guanotelic
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  • excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste
  • do not need energy, but requires a lot of water
  • from protein
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ammonotelic

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example of ammonotelic organisms

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  1. protozoans
  2. crustaceans
  3. platyhelminths
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what do ammonotelics excrete

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ammonia

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  • term used to describe animals that excrete most of their nitrogen waste products as urea
  • found mostly in terrestrial organisms
  • needs energy
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ureotelic

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less toxic form of ammonia

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urine

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what do ureotelics excrete

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urea

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example of invertebrate ureotelic

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earthworm

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  • cells in annelids that function similarly to the liver in vertebrates
  • The cells store glycogen and neutralize toxins.
  • converts ammonia to urea
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Chloragogen cells

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  • excrete uric acid or its salts
  • Because uric acid is less toxic and more water soluble than ammonia and urea, it can more easily be stored in the body and requires less water for excretion.
  • organisms live in arid environments
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uricotelic

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what do uricotelic excrete

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uric acid

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example of uricotelics

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  • terrestrial insects
  • reptiles
  • birds
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description of uric acid

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pasty consistency, crystalizes

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advantage of uric acid

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can be stored in the body for an indefinite period

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weight of uric acid

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can take as much as 10% in their dry weight

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  • Animals that excrete guanine as their waste product
  • less water
  • more energy
  • intermediate metabolite of uric acid
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guanotelic

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what do guanotelics excrete

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guanine

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guanine is an intermediate metabolite of what

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uric acid

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advantages:
ammonia

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produced with little energy

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advantages:
urea

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  • less toxic than ammonia
  • less water needed to excrete
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advantages:
uric acid

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very little water is excreted with it

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advantages:
guanine

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  • relatively non-toxic
  • less water is excreted
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disadvantages:
ammonia

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  • toxic in concentrated solution
  • must be excreted in a lot of water
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disadvantages:
urea

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require little more energy to produce it

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disadvantages:
uric acid

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requires considerable energy to produce it

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disadvantages:
guanine

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more energy needed

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habitat:
ammonia

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water

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habitat:
urea

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  • land
  • sea
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habitat:
uric acid

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land

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habitat:
guanine

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arid habitat (land)

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excreted by:
ammonia

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  1. marine and freshwater invertebrates
  2. bony fish
  3. amphibian larvae
  4. crocodiles
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excreted by:
urea

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  1. adult amphibians
  2. turtles
  3. mammals
  4. bony fishes
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excreted by:
uric acid

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  1. reptiles
  2. birds
  3. insects
  4. land gastropods
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excreted by:
guanine

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  1. scorpions
  2. spiders
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Different Excretory Mechanisms

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  1. diffusion across body surfaces
  2. nephridia
  3. coelomoducts
  4. malphigian tubes
  5. green glands (antennal)
  6. coxal glands
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simple diffusion of wastes in organisms like sponges and cnidarians

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diffusion across body surfaces

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organisms who diffuse waste across body surfaces

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  • sponges
  • cnidarians
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  • invertebrate excretory organ that developed from the ectoderm
  • open to the exterior of organism
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  • function like a kidney, removing waste materials through filtration
  • closed
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Flame cells

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  • propel waste matter down the tubules and out of the body through excretory pores that open on the body surface
  • draw water from the interstitial fluid, allowing for filtration
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Two architectural units of nephridia

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  1. protonephridia
  2. metanephridia
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  • network of dead-end tubules without internal openings
  • simple excretory structures found in flatworms
  • occur both in coelomates and acoelomates
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protonephridia

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organisms with protonephridia

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  • Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
  • Nemertea
  • Rotifera
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encloses protonephridia

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flame cells

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  • prmitive excretory organs present in many invertebrates, originating in a ciliated coelomic funnel
  • type of excretory glands with a ciliated funnel opening into the body cavity
  • not enclosed by flame cells
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metanephridia

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organisms with metanephridia

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  • Annelids
  • Arthropods
  • Molluscs
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where does metanephridia occur

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coelomates

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opening of the nephridia

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  1. nephrostome
  2. nephridiopore
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funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity

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nephrostome

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external opening of a nephridium, where waste is excreted from the cell

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nephridiopore

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  • excretory and reproductive ducts found in some invertebrates that connect the coelom (body cavity) to the outside environment
  • found in some mollusks
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coelomoducts

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where are coelomoducts found

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some mollusks

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  • tubules connected to the digestive tract
  • secrete nitrogenous easte
  • found in terrestrial arthropods
  • regulate water balance
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malpighian tubules

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where are malpighian tubules found

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terrestrial arthropods

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exits the malpighian tubules

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uric acid and faeces

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  • glandular structures that remove waste products from the hemolymph
  • found in crustaceans
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green glands (antennal)

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where are green glands found

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crustaceans

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parts of the anntenal gland (green gland)

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  1. opening
  2. bladder
  3. tubule
  4. labyrinth
  5. end sac
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  • excretory organs near the base of legs that release waste through pores
  • found in some arachnids
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coxal glands

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where are coxal glands found

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some arachnids

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organisms that maintain internal osmolarity similar to their environment

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osmoconformers

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e.g. of osmoconformers

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  • jellyfish
  • sea stars

(many marine invertebrates)

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organisms that actively regulate internal osmolarity regardless of external conditions

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osmoregulators

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e.g. of osmoregulators

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  • freshwater invertebrates
  • terrestrial arthropods
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organisms can tolerate only a relatively-narrow range of salinity.

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Stenohaline

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organisms are tolerant of a relatively-wide range of salinity

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Euryhaline

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  • auxiliary organs of osmoregulation.
  • By the absorption and excretion of ions, they support the limited potency of excretory organs to achieve homeostasis under extreme conditions of hydration and dehydration
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  • Chloride cells (ionocytes)
  • salt glands
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stenohaline organisms

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osmoregulators

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can be euryhaline organisms

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osmoconformers

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are those with higher salt concentrations than seawater

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Hypersaline environments

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organisms that thrive in Hypersaline environments

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  • brine shrimp (Artemia)
  • other invertebrates
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adaptations of organisms that thrive in Hypersaline environments

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  1. efficient osmoregulation
  2. highly permeable membranes
  3. high hemolymph salt concentration
  4. cyst formation
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take in water and excrete salts

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highly permeable membranes

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one mechanism to avoid water loss

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high hemolymph salt concentration

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  • dormant form that can thrive for long periods of time
  • highly resilient
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cyst formation

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have highly efficient osmoregulatory systems to minimize water loss

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desert arthropods

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example of desert arthropods

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  • scorpions
  • certain ants
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adaptations of organisms that live in the desert

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  1. water conservation
  2. behavioral adaptation
  3. physiological adaptation
  4. water collection
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water conservation of desert arthropods

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uric acid waste

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behavioral adaptation of desert arthropods

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  • nocturnal
  • burrowers
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physiological adaptation of desert arthropods

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metabolic processes can tolerate high heat

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water collection of desert arthropods

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condensation of water on their body surface

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  • helps prevent loss of water
  • impermeable, thick, waxy
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exoskeleton

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adaptations in this kind of environment include symbiotic relationships with bacteria and specialized excretory structures

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hydrothermal vent
(high salinity, extreme temperatures)

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what are the adaptations of organisms living in hydrothermal vents

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  1. chemosynthetic symbiosis
  2. heat tolerance
  3. adaptations to toxic chemicals
  4. pressure adaptations
  5. aphotic conditions
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uses chemicals to make food (bacteria)

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chemosynthetic symbiosis

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have heat shock proteins and other enzymes

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heat tolerance (more than 100°C)

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  • evovled good mechanism to detoxify
  • specialized gill structures
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adaptations to toxic chemicals

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detects infrared light

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aphotic conditions

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At depths greater than 200 m where light cannot penetrate

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aphotic conditions

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what do organisms detect in aphotic conditions

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infrared lights

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excretion in simple invertebrates

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diffusion-based

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excretion in higher taxa

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more complex nephridial and tubular systems

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there is a shift in __ and __ __ between terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates

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  • excretion
  • osmoregulation strategies
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enable invertebrates to thrive in varied environments

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efficient waste removal and water balance

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