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Define excretion?


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Excretory system:-

  1. The excretory system in human beings consists of a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters, a urinary bladder and a urethra.
  2. Urine formed in the kidneys passes by a pair of ureters to the bladder where it is stored until it is released via the urethra,

Excretion:-

  1. The elimination of metabolic waste products from the body is called excretion.
  2. Example:- Urea, uric acid and CO2 etc.

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