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- Calculate the change in osmolarity and the volume of extracellular and intracellular fluid when a hypertonic or hypotonic solution is addedTopic:Excretion in animals Distinguish isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic solution from one another relative to an animal’s intracellular fluid.Explain the osmo-regulatory mechanisms in the human body, citing clinical, pathological illustrations to underpin your explanation.
- Discuss the osmo-regulatory mechanisms in the human bodyPredict the fate of a red blood cell placed in each of the solutions below. Explain why these changes would take place. (Calculate osmolarity for each solution). Take into account that some will ionize and some will not. 0.3 M Glucose 0.3 M NaCl 0.15 M NaClExplain the process of osmosis and how osmosis affects animal cells? (Hint: tonicity)
- Define osmosis; characterize isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic solutions and what happens to cells, osmotically in each of these environments. State which tonicity is optimal for animal cells and why.Animals that are osmoconformers _______. almost always live on land or in fresh water habitats typically have a higher plasma osmolarity than other vertebrates are constantly losing water to their environment via osmosis most often secrete nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acidDemonstrate the effect of concentration and temperature on the rate of osmosis in a deshelled chicken egg.
- explain the fluid regulation process in animals.1) Animals that are osmoconformers _______. A) almost always live on land or in fresh water habitats B) typically have a higher plasma osmolarity than other vertebrates C) are constantly losing water to their environment via osmosis D) most often secrete nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acidAn animal like salmon that can survive large fluctuations in external osmolarity is called (?????).