What is the process of separating wastes from body fluids and eliminating them from the body called?

a) filtration
b) excretion
c) reabsorption
d) secretion


b) excretion

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Nocturnal enuresis is

A) a form of kidney cancer. B) kidney damage from a toxin that E. coli produces. C) an infection. D) bedwetting.

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Which head of the quadriceps femoris extends the knee and flexes the thigh at the hip?

A. Biceps femoris B. Vastus intermedius C. Rectus femoris D. Vastus lateralis E. Vastus medialis

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In the amylase activity experiment, the development of a blue-black color upon the addition of iodine-potassium-iodide to the test tube indicates that

A. amylase is functioning at its optimum temperature. B. glucose is present in the test tube. C. the starch has not been broken down. D. the starch has been denatured. E. the starch has been broken down.

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