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What is osmoregulation ?

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Osmoregulation is the maintenance of optimum concentration of water and salts in the body fluids.
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[A] : Contractile vacuoles in protists show systole and diastole . [R] : Contractile vacuoles help in osmoregulation .

What is meant by the term osmoregulation?

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  • Read the following statements and identify the correct option given. (i) Contractile vacuole takes part in osmoregulation and excretion (ii) Food vacuole are formed by engulfing the food particles. (iii) The vacuole is bound by a double membrane called tonoplast (iv) Vacuole can occupy upto 90 percent of the volume of the cell.

    A
    Only (i) and (ii) are correct
    B
    Only (ii) and (iv) are correct
    C
    All are correct except (iii)
    D
    All are wrong

  • Read the following statements and identify the correct option given. (i) Contractile vacuole takes part in osmoregulation and excretion (ii) Food vacuole are formed by engulfing the food particles. (iii) The vacuole is bound by a double membrane called tonoplast (iv) Vacuole can occupy upto 90 percent of the volume of the cell.

    A
    Only (i) and (ii) are correct
    B
    Only (ii) and (iv) are correct
    C
    All are correct except (iii)
    D
    All are wrong

  • Hormone connected with osmoregulation is

    A
    oxytocin
    B
    parathormone
    C
    androgen
    D
    vasopressin

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