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O-LevelBiologyCoordination & Response5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q201 Mark

A person's kidneys remove waste from the blood and help to keep the composition of the blood constant. Which word describes these functions?

Aabsorption
Bassimilation
Cdiffusion
Dhomeostasis

✓ Correct answer

D: homeostasis

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Coordination & Response, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 20.

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