Define excretion.

The word Excretion belongs to Latin language.

A) To send CO2 out 

C) Osmoregulation

1. Ammonia is the basic product of deamination process.  2. Ammonia is highly toxic and needs to be diluted immediately.  3. If there is no or limited access to water, need for...

The three main modes of excretion in animals are as follows:  i. Ammonotelism  ii. Ureotelism  iii. Uricotelism 1. Ammonotelism:  Elimination of nitrogenous wastes in the form of ammonia is called as ammonotelism.  Ammonia is basic in...

1. Homeostasis is the maintenance of constant internal environment of the body.  2. Homeostasis is however dependent on osmoregulation, which is the process of controlling solute concentrations and water balance.  3. The composition...

Different organisms carry out excretion in the following manner:  1. Unicellular organisms have contractile vacuoles which collect and discharge waste products outside the cell.  2. Excretion in sponges takes place by diffusion...

Tubular secretion

Yes, various organs other than the kidney participate in excretion. They are as follows:  i. Skin:  Skin acts as an accessory excretory organ. The skin of many organisms is thin and permeable. It...

(a) parathormone