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Choose the correct answers from the following given.
The presence of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) causes an individual to excrete

A
sugars
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less water
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more water
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both (a) and (c)
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Solution

The correct option is B less water
Vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH) acts mainly at the kidney and stimulates resorption of water and electrolytes by the distal tubules and thereby reduce the loss of water through urine (diuresis).
So the correct answer is less water.

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