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In an investigation, the appropriate composition of plasma, glomerula filtrate and urine in a mammal was determined. The results were as shown on the table. (a)...

      

In an investigation, the appropriate composition of plasma, glomerula filtrate and urine in a mammal was determined. The results were as shown on the table.
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(a) Account for the absence of;
(i) Plasma protein in glomerula filtrate.
(ii) Glucose and amino acids in urine.
(b) (i) From the above results, identify two types of wastes eliminated from mammalian
blood.
(ii) Other than excretion, give one other function of the mammalian kidney.

  

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Kavungya
(a) (i) Plasma proteins molecules too large to pass the capillary walls of glomerula hence left in blood;
(ii) Glucose and amino acids selectively reabsorbed along the kidney tubules completely.

(b) (i) Nitrogenous wastes, mineral salts and water
(ii)Osmoregulation, conservation of glucose and amino acids
Kavungya answered the question on September 30, 2019 at 12:12


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