Question

Match the items of Column I with Column II

Answer 1

A. Ammonotelism is a process of excretion of body wastes in the form of ammonia.Ammonia requires more amount of water to be excreted from the body. So this type of excretion is mostly seen in water living organisms like bony fishes.

B. Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

C. Micturition is the process of voiding of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra.

D. Uricotelism is a process of excretion of body wastes in the form of uric acid. Uric acid requires less amount of water to get excreted from the body. This type of excretion is seen in reptiles and birds.

E. ADH is the antidiuretic hormone that helps in increased reabsorption of water and Na+ from DCT and decreases their excretion in urine.