Class 11 Biology - Chapter Excretory products and their Elimination NCERT Solutions | What is meant by the term osmoregulation
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Question 8
What is meant by the term osmoregulation?
Answer
Osmoregulation is a homeostatic mechanism that regulates the optimum concentration of water and salts in the tissues and body fluids. It maintains the internal environment of the body by water and ionic concentration.
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- Q:- Fill in the gaps:
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(b) Reabsorption of water from distal parts of the tubules is facilitated by hormone____________.
(c) Dialysis fluid contains all the constituents as in plasma except ________.
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Column I Column II
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(b) Bowmans capsule (ii) Water reabsorption
(c) Micturition (iii) Bony fish
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