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Excretion

13.1

What the syllabus asks of you

  • Describe excretion as the removal of toxic materials and the waste products of metabolism from organisms
  • State that carbon dioxide is a waste product of respiration, which is excreted through the lungs
  • State that urea is a toxic waste product produced in the liver from the breakdown of excess amino acids

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Chapter 13: Excretion

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1Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 12 · Q13
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Ahepatic portal vein
Bhepatic vein
Crenal artery
Drenal vein

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2May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Q22
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Aformed from: amino acids; formed in: kidney
Bformed from: amino acids; formed in: liver
Cformed from: carbohydrate; formed in: kidney
Dformed from: carbohydrate; formed in: liver

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