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Respiration and Elimination of Nitrogenous Wastes — Revision Notes
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Biology
Respiration and Elimination of Nitrogenous Wastes revision notes for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Biology: 4 topics in quick points.
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Respiration and Breathing
- Respiration is the step-wise oxidation of glucose to release energy in the form of ATP.
- Breathing involves two phases: inspiration (taking in air) and expiration (releasing air).
- In humans, gaseous exchange occurs in the alveoli of the lungs.
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Gas Transport in Blood
- Oxygen is mainly transported as oxyhaemoglobin in red blood cells.
- About 97% of oxygen binds with haemoglobin; only 3% dissolves in plasma.
- Carbon dioxide is transported in three forms: dissolved in plasma (5–7%), as carbamino-haemoglobin (23%), and as bicarbonate ions (70%).
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Excretion and Nitrogenous Wastes
- Excretion is the removal of metabolic waste products, especially nitrogenous wastes like ammonia, urea, and uric acid.
- Animals are classified as ammonotelic, ureotelic, or uricotelic based on their main nitrogenous waste.
- Human kidneys filter blood and form urine through ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption, and tubular secretion.
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Structure and Function of the Kidney
- The human excretory system includes kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
- Each kidney contains about 1 million nephrons.
- Urine formation involves three steps: ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption, and tubular secretion.
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Respiration is the stepBreathing involves inspiration (air in)Oxygen is mainly carried by hemoglobinMetabolic wastes like ammoniaOccurs in nephrons through three steps
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