What is the meaning of osmoconformers?
Important Questions on Excretory Products and Their Elimination
Few statements about water reabsorption in kidney are given below:
i. Decreased production of anti-diuretic hormone.
ii. Increased osmolality of plasma.
iii. Decreased permeability of kidney tubule epithelium to water.
iv. Increased reabsorption of water.
The consequence(s) of dehydration in an otherwise healthy human would be
Match List I and List II
| List I | List II | ||
| A | Taenia | I | Nephridia |
| B | Paramoecium | II | Contractile vacuole |
| C | Periplaneta | III | Flame cells |
| D | Pheretima | IV | Uricose gland |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Give appropriate biological or technical terms for the following:
Process of maintaining water and salt balance in the blood.
Solenocytes are the main excretory structures in
A patient suffering from cholera is given saline drip because
Consider the following four statements (a-d) about certain desert animals such as kangaroo, rat.
(a) They have dark colour and high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine
(b) They do not drink water, breathe at a slow rate to conserve water and have their body covered with thick hair
(c) They feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water
(d) They excrete very concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature.
Which two of the above statements for such animals are true?
Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.
is a prime number between and
is an odd number between and
