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Introductory Biology

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Set 38 Excretory Systems And The Homeostasis Of Internal Fluids

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Question 1

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Humans cannot survive at sea by drinking salt water.However,marine vertebrates such as sea turtles and various sea birds can survive by drinking salt water.What do they have that humans do not?

A)Kidneys that are extremely good at producing a concentrated urine
B)Body fluid concentrations that are similar to or greater than those of seawater
C)The ability to secrete salts and wastes into their intestinal contents like an insect
D)Use of ammonia as their primary nitrogenous waste
E)Specialized gill epithelia

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Question 2

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The filtration step in the formation of urine for animals sorts materials only by

A)overall size with cells and proteins usually being kept out of the filtrate.
B)whether they are charged or not.
C)whether the substance in question is a waste product or not.
D)whether they contain nitrogen or not.
E)the hydration state of the body.

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Question 3

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In the normal path of urine from the kidney to the bladder and out of the body,which structure,if blocked,would prevent urine from reaching any of the other structures?

A)collecting duct
B)renal pelvis
C)ureter
D)urethra
E)urethra \rarr collecting duct \rarr renal pelvis \rarr ureter \rarr urinary bladder

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