AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

EXCRETION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does urine contain?
A
Water and urea only
B
Water and salts only
C
Water, urea and salts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It consists of water, urea (from amino acid metabolism), inorganic salts, creatinine, ammonia, and pigmented products of blood breakdown, one of which (urochrome) gives urine its typically yellowish colour.

Detailed explanation-2: -Human urine is composed primarily of water (95%). The rest is urea (2%), creatinine (0.1%), uric acid (0.03%), chloride, sodium, potassium, sulphate, ammonium, phosphate and other ions and molecules in lesser amounts30 (Table 1).

Detailed explanation-3: -Urea, together with water and other waste substances, forms the urine as it passes through the nephrons and down the renal tubules of the kidney. Two ureters. These narrow tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Detailed explanation-4: -Video Solution: Sweat is a mixture of water, salt and urea.

Detailed explanation-5: -Urine has large amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Nitrogen content in urine is high, mostly in urea, which makes up more than 50 percent of the total organic acids. This includes urea from protein metabolism, sodium and potassium both of which come from food.

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