AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Intestine is not an excretory organ.

Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine is a component of the excretory system. Its primary function is to absorb water and salts from undigested food, as well as to ferment indigestible food by bacteria and produce feces.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kidneys help in the elimination of wastes from the body in the form of urine. Kidneys are the main organs of excretion in humans. Apart from kidneys, other organs like lungs, liver, skin and sebaceous glands also help in excretion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The large intestine (or colon, or large bowel) is the last structure to process food, taking the undigestible matter from the small intestine, absorbing water from it and leaving the waste product called feces. Feces are expelled from the body through the rectum and the anus.