NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Liquid waste is stored in the ____ and solid waste is stored in the ____
A
kidneys and liver
B
colon and bladder
C
bladder and colon
D
esophagus and intestines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The most important organs of the excretory system are the kidneys (for removal of liquid wastes) and the large intestine (for solid wastes).

Detailed explanation-2: -Liquid wastes are removed through the body in the form of urine, which contains mostly water and salts. Your body’s solid wastes are called feces, which are stored in the colon until that organ becomes full.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your kidneys filter your blood, separating toxins from nutrients. Vitamins, minerals, nutrients and proteins return to your bloodstream. Waste products and urine move through your ureters to your bladder. Your bladder stores urine until you use the toilet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The remaining material, solid waste called stool, moves through the colon, is stored in the rectum, and leaves the body through the anus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Organisms can store their wastes in different glands and organs such as the kidneys, sweat glands, lungs etc. All the nitrogenous and solid wastes are stored by different organisms for a certain period in certain body organs such as the kidneys and the intestines, after which they are eliminated from the body.

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