Osmoregulation VS Osmoconformers
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Organisms who are Osmoregulators:
-Birds -Insects -Mammals
Three specialist structure which control osmoregulation:
-Contractile vacuole -Malpighian Tubule -Kidney
Which nitrogen containing product is the most toxic?
Ammonia
Osmoconformers
An organism that allows its internal salt concentration to change with the salinity of the surrounding water
Organisms who are Osmoconformers:
Any marine invertebrates
Three group of animals which have the greatest ability to conserve water:
Mammals, birds and insects
Osmoregulation
Regulation of solute concentrations and water balance by a cell or organism
Similarities between all three specialist structures:
They use osmosis to remove excess water from the organism