(a)(i) What is excretion? (ii) List the excretory organs in humans and name one waste product excreted by each organ (B) Name the excretory organs in: (i) i...
(a)(i) What is excretion? (ii) List the excretory organs in humans and name one waste product excreted by each organ
(B) Name the excretory organs in: (i) insects (ii) earthworms.
(a)(i) Excretion
Excretion is the process by which living organisms remove the waste products of metabolism (for example carbon dioxide, urea, excess water and mineral salts) from their bodies. If these wastes were allowed to accumulate they would be poisonous to the organism.
(a)(ii) Excretory organs in humans and the waste product excreted by each
Excretory organ
Waste product excreted
Kidneys
Urea, excess water and mineral salts (urine)
Lungs
Carbon dioxide and water vapour
Skin
Excess water, mineral salts and some urea (sweat)
Liver
Bile pigments (from breakdown of haemoglobin); also deaminates excess amino acids
Excretion is the process by which living organisms remove the waste products of metabolism (for example carbon dioxide, urea, excess water and mineral salts) from their bodies. If these wastes were allowed to accumulate they would be poisonous to the organism.
(a)(ii) Excretory organs in humans and the waste product excreted by each
Excretory organ
Waste product excreted
Kidneys
Urea, excess water and mineral salts (urine)
Lungs
Carbon dioxide and water vapour
Skin
Excess water, mineral salts and some urea (sweat)
Liver
Bile pigments (from breakdown of haemoglobin); also deaminates excess amino acids