Biological Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
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Fill in the blank: In Gila monsters, the organ in which water from urine is reabsorbed into the bloodstream is the ____________.
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