Excretion Quiz
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During what reaction is oxygen used and carbon dioxide produced in a leaf?
A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
Birds eliminate nitrogenous waste in the form of?
A. amino acids
B. ammonia
C. urea
D. uric acid
What method of transport does water get reabsorbed into the blood at the PCT
A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Active transport
Which of the following is a function of the excretory system?
A. detoxification
B. blood maintenance
C. elimination of undigested foods
D. maintenance of water balance
Not enough water in our blood results in …………….. ADH being released
A. More
B. Less
Which of the following statements about uric acid is true?
A. Uric acid is more soluble in water than urea
B. The darker material in bird droppings is mostly uric acid
C. Animals that excrete uric acid avoid the problem of dehydration associated with the excretion of urea
D. Uric acid cannot be excreted because of its toxicity
During what reaction is oxygen produced and carbon dioxide used in a leaf?
A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
Which animals are being studied as examples of an adaptation called anhydrobiosis?
A. tardigrades
B. polar bears
C. cestodes
D. camels
Takes urine from the kidney to the bladder
A. Ureter
B. Urethra
First part of the nephron where the glomerular filtrate enters from the glomerulus
A. Glomerulus
B. PCT
C. Bowman’s capsule
D. Collecting duct
Which of the following statements regarding freshwater fish is true?
A. Freshwater fish frequently drink to obtain salt ions
B. Freshwater fish do not produce urine
C. Freshwater fish use their gills to actively take up salt ions
D. Freshwater fish lose water through their gills by osmosis
To conserve precious salts, freshwater fish…
A. produce small amounts of urine
B. significantly dilute their urine
C. do not take up water
D. drink through their gills
Where ADH is released from
A. Hypothalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Pancreas
Marine animals that have body fluids with a solute concentration equal to that of the surrounding sea water are:
A. osmoregulators
B. osmoconformers
C. osmoinformers
D. hyperosmotic
Which of the following kinds of animals excrete their nitrogenous waste entirely as ammonia?
A. Birds
B. Tropical insects
C. Insects
D. Fish
