11.3.1 - Osmoregulation
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Practice Questions
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What is osmoregulation?
💡 Hint: Think about what organisms need to live.
Name one example of an osmoregulator.
💡 Hint: Consider animals that don’t live in the water.
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What term describes organisms that match their internal solute concentration to the environment?
💡 Hint: Focus on the term that suggests conformity with the environment.
True or False: All mammals are osmoconformers.
💡 Hint: Think about how mammals handle water and solutes.
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Explain how the structure of the nephron facilitates its function in osmoregulation.
💡 Hint: Consider each part’s role in filtering blood and adjusting water levels.
Discuss how different habitats influence the types of nitrogenous waste organisms excrete and give examples.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between water availability and waste toxicity.
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