Explain the functions of excretory systems

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Chapter 40 (Excretory Systems)

1. Explain the functions of excretory systems.

2. Explain the importance of osmotic balance for organisms.

3. Describe the adaptations of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial organisms to maintaining osmotic balance.

4. Define nitrogenous wastes and state the forms of nitrogenous wastes excreted by animals.

5. Explain the physiological differences involved in excreting ammonia, urea, and uric acid and state which groups excrete each type.

6. Compare and contrast the excretory systems of animal phyla, including planarians, earthworms, insects, and vertebrates.

7. List the organs of the vertebrate excretory system and their major functions.

8. Define nephron and describe the general process of urine formation in the nephron.

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