ECOLOGY
EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION
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Question
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Which substance remains in the blood as it passes through the kidney?
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protein
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salts
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urea
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water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Blood enters the glomerulus under high pressure, forcing substances across the leaky endothelial-capsular membrane into the nephron. This membrane acts like a sieve allowing small substances to be filtered into the nephron, whilst large molecules such as plasma proteins remain within the blood.
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