BIOL 2200 EXAM 4 Mastering Bio Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+
the advantage of excreting nitrogenous wastes as urea rather than as ammonia is that ______. : urea is less toxic than ammonia Birds, insects, and many reptiles excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid, which ______. : reduces water loss compared to other nitrogenous wastes, but requires more metabolic energy to produce Ammonia is likely to be the primary nitrogenous waste in living conditions that include ______. : lots of fresh water flowing across the gills of a fish Urine formed by a kidney collects in the ______ before being drained from the kidney by the _____ and transported to the ______. 2 : renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder Filtrate is formed as fluid is forced through the walls of the glomerulus and, initially, collects in ______. : Bowman's capsule The ______ are the major blood vessels transporting blood TO the kidneys. : renal arteries The outer part of the kidney is the ______. : cortex What is the functional unit of a kidney called
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