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What are some adaptations that allow reptiles to live on dry land?
Shells prevent their eggs from drying out. Scales prevent water loss and protect them. The circulatory systems is associated with lungs for breathing air. Internal fertilization allows for reproduction on land.
How do penguins excrete?
Penguins excrete waste through their cloaca, a single opening used for both their reproductive and excretory systems. They expel a mixture of feces and urine, which can be highly concentrated to conserve water and reduce energy expenditure. Penguins typically excrete their waste while standing or walking, often away from their nesting sites.
Does feces excrete through a pigs skin?
No, feces do not excrete through a pig's skin. Pigs excrete feces through their anus, like most other animals. The skin of pigs is not designed to excrete waste in this manner.
Do bats excrete through the mouth?
No, bats excrete the same way humans do. Bat feces are called guano and are a valuable additive to fertilizer.
Do Bats excrete out of their mouths?
no
What compound's do birds insects and reptiles living in dry habitats excrete?
sodium chloride
Do reptiles excrete uric acid?
Yes
What do birds excrete and how does this help conserve water?
Uriates
Why loop of henle is short in reptiles?
It is shorter in reptiles, they actually don't even have a loop of Henle. It is because when they evolved onto land, they needed to develop strategies to conserve water. The purpose of the loop of henle in mammals and other animals is to wash out the solutes out of our bodies, but reptiles need to conserve that water, so instead they have salt glands near the eyes and nose to secrete it. It also explains why they excrete uric acid rather than urea.
Do flamingos excrete?
Yes. Like all birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians etc., flamingos indeed excrete.
Reptiles kidneys excrete wastes in a watery fluid called what?
Urine
In which form reptiles birds and insects excrete nitrogenous waste?
uric acid
What biochemical does bird guano have?
Bird guano contains uric acid, which is the primary biochemical compound found in the waste of birds. Uric acid helps birds excrete nitrogen waste in a concentrated form, allowing them to conserve water.
What are turtles cloaca's?
All reptiles have a cloaca. which is basically their "vent" where they excrete waste, pee, mate and give birth from....
Does snake excrete or defecate?
Both. They excrete solid uric acid, and defecate undigested fur from their food.
Aldosterone promotes the homeostasis of ions by causing the kidneys to?
reabsorb sodium and excrete potassium through the urine. This helps to regulate blood pressure, fluid balance, and electrolyte levels in the body.
How do penguins excrete?
Penguins excrete waste through their cloaca, a single opening used for both their reproductive and excretory systems. They expel a mixture of feces and urine, which can be highly concentrated to conserve water and reduce energy expenditure. Penguins typically excrete their waste while standing or walking, often away from their nesting sites.
