This document is a complete guide to excretion and homeostasis, curated by straight-A students and knowledgeable teachers, providing useful insights beyond the textbook to set you up for success in your IGCSE exams.
↳ and substances
removal of waste
products made from metabolism in excess
↓
requirement.
chemical reactions that
occur in
living cells
.
>
CO2 dissolves blood to form .
acid
If is not excreted weak
Thereby
-
,
in a
,
the of the blood &
lowering pl cells
.
>
During nighttimes Co is waste product for
plants
-
a
, ,
UREA :
↳
a waste
product produced in the liver
,
from the breakdown of excess amino
acids .
UREAT WATER OTHER WASTE PRODUCTS =URINE .
↳ that from the
Ureter o one
pair
of tube
carry
urine
kidneysa bladder
↓ Urethraf tube from the bladder to the outside .
carrying urine
=>
Spinchter muscles of muscles that contract to close tube
ring
: a a .
↓
·
vein
Urethra -
spirenter
HOW UREA IS PRODUCED :
Ganimals cannot store amino acids or proteins
protein digested & absorbed by ileum
·
-
amino acids travel via hepatic portal vein to liver
·
amino acids needed converted to a
protein
·
are
released into the blood to be assimilated cells
; by
part of amino acid
containing energy
-
carbohydrate
·
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