Chapter 37

A freshwater fish gains most of its water by _____. a. drinking b. eating food c. osmosis d. transport across the gills

Breakdown of _____ produces ammonia. a. carbohydrates b. nucleic acids c. proteins d. b and \(c\)

Insects and birds excrete _____. a. ammonia b. urea c. uric acid d. nucleic acid

Bowman's capsule, the start of the tubular part of a nephron, is located in the _____. a. renal cortex b. renal medulla c. renal pelvis d. renal artery

Fluid filtered into Bowman's capsule flows directly into the _____. a. renal artery b. proximal tubule c. distal tubule d. loop of Henle

Blood pressure forces water and small solutes out of blood and into nephrons during _____. a. glomerular filtration b. tubular reabsorption c. tubular secretion d. both a and \(c\)

Kidneys return most of the water and small solutes back to blood by way of _____. a. glomerular filtration b. tubular reabsorption c. tubular secretion d. both a and b

Antidiuretic hormone makes distal tubules and collecting tubules more permeable to _____.

_____ can keep people with kidney failure alive, but it cannot cure them.

Match each structure with a function. a. start of nephron b. delivers urine to body surface c. carries urine from kidney to bladder d. secretes ADH e. target of aldosterone ureter _____ Bowman’s capsule _____ urethra _____ collecting tubule _____ pituitary gland _____

Which of the following is an endotherm? a. a shark b. a frog c. a monkey d. a snake

Match each term with the most suitable description. a. environment dictates core temperature b. metabolism dictates core temperature c. heat transfer between objects that are in direct contact d. water, air current transfers heat e. emission of radiant energy endotherm _____ ectotherm _____ convection _____ conduction _____ thermal radiation _____