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invertebrates - osmotic and ionic regulationregulation of water and ions in invertebrates is done by neuroendocrine mechanism it operates at the
kangroo ratkangroo rat dipodornys merriami a native of south-west america is a classical example of how small mammals survive in desert it exhibits
water loss during excretionin terrestrial animals body water is also lost during excretion of nitrogenous wastes a number of physiological
osmoregulation in terrestrial environment earlier you have learnt about osmoregulation in aquatic environment in this section we shall study how
marine animals the composition of body fluids of marine invertebrates including the ascidians are similar to seawater such animals need not expend
freshwater animalsin figure you have seen that the body fluids of freshwater animals are hyperosmotic to their aqueous surroundings this results in
osmoregulation in aqueous environmentsyou are aware that the aqueous environments are of two typesi freshwater andii seawaterthe osmotic
types of osmotic exchangesthe osmotic exchanges that take place between an animal and its environment are of two different typesobligatory exchanges
problems of osmoregulationthe water some inorganic salts nutrient molecules are some of the important components of the body fluids it is essential
osmotic and ionic regulationthe ammonotelism ureotelism and uricotelism are the adaptations of the animals for the removal of toxic nitrogenous