Excretory Organs (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What are the three main organs of excretion?
What are the three main organs of excretion?
Lungs, skin, kidneys
What substances do the lungs excrete?
What substances do the lungs excrete?
Water and CO₂
What substances do the kidneys excrete?
What substances do the kidneys excrete?
Urea, salt and water
What substances does the skin excrete?
What substances does the skin excrete?
Water and salts
What is excretion?
What is excretion?
Removal of metabolic wastes
What is homeostasis?
What is homeostasis?
Maintenance of constant internal environment
What is metabolism?
What is metabolism?
Sum of all chemical reactions in body
Which is a function of excretory organs?
Which is a function of excretory organs?
Regulate body temperature
What does egestion remove from the body?
What does egestion remove from the body?
Undigested food waste
Which best describes materials removed during egestion?
Which best describes materials removed during egestion?
Never absorbed into body cells