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Write the functions of excretory organs in animals?


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Excretory organs:

  1. Excretory organs regulate the amount of water in the body.
  2. It eliminates and filters the waste from the blood.

The function of excretory organs in animals:

Excretory organs Animal
Plasmalemma Protozoans like Amoeba.
Flame cellsPlatyhelminthes (Taenia and Fasciola)
NephridiaAnnelids (earthworm)
Malpighian tubulesArthropods (cockroach)
Antennae/green glandCrustaceans (prawn)

Functions of excretory system:

  1. Collect water and filter body fluids.
  2. Maintaining the electrolytes balance in the body.
  3. Eliminate waste products such as urea, uric acid, and ammonia via urine.

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