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the functional units of the kindneys; they filter the wastes from the blood |
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passage of blood in nephrons |
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-blood enters from the renal arteries -each nephron has one arteriol that carries blood from renal artery to nephron -each arteriole branches to the glomerulus -blood gets filtered and leaves through the renal veins |
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excretory products of protist |
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gets rid of waste by diffusion; excretes ammonia (it requires little energy to excrete) |
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excretory products of hydra |
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diffuses waste: ammonia (requires little energy) |
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excretory products of earthworms |
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gets rid of waste through urine (water, mineral salts, ammonia, and urea). gets rid of carbon dioxide through diffusion through the skin |
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excretory products of grasshoppers |
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gets rid of the dry nitrogenous waste produce, uric acid |
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