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OVERVIEW Osmoregulation Excretion Relative concentrations of water and solutes must be maintained in a variety of environments (land, freshwater, marine) Excretion Metabolism creates waste that must be expelled from the body Proteins and nucleic acids present a problem because ammonia (primary waste product) is toxic

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Chapter 4. Osmoregulation Osmotic Pressure, Marine Organism, Retaining Water, Body Fluid, Endocrine System, Water, Quick Saves

Definitions Homeostasis = maintaining steady state equilibrium in the internal environment of an organisms Solute homeostasis = maintaining equilibrium with respect to solute (ionic and neutral solutes) concentrations Water homeostasis = maintaining equilibrium with respect to the amount of water retained in the body fluids and tissues

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