11.3 - Kidney and Osmoregulation
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Practice Questions
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What is osmoregulation?
💡 Hint: Think about how organisms manage their internal environment.
Name a type of osmoregulator.
💡 Hint: Consider animals that can adapt to varying environments.
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What term describes the process of maintaining balance of water and solutes in organisms?
💡 Hint: Think about a term that sounds like 'osmosis'.
True or False: All organisms actively regulate their internal concentrations.
💡 Hint: Consider if there are organisms that mirror their environment.
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Describe the role of the Loop of Henle in the concentration of urine and how this relates to osmoregulation in terrestrial versus aquatic animals.
💡 Hint: Consider how different environments affect water conservation strategies.
Analyze the physiological impacts of inadequate kidney function on homeostasis and propose how dialysis mimics kidney function.
💡 Hint: Think about the critical functions kidneys perform and how treatments might replace those functions.
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