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The liver's role as an excretory organ includes which process involving amino acids?
Options
A Reabsorbing amino acids from the filtrate
B Deamination — removing the amino group from amino acids, converting it to ammonia then urea
Correct Answer
C Synthesising amino acids from urea
D Excreting amino acids directly into bile
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The liver's role includes deamination: removing the amino group from excess amino acids, converting it to ammonia, and then to urea. This detoxifies ammonia and produces urea for excretion by the kidneys.

Hint

This process removes nitrogen from amino acids and converts it to a less toxic form.

Question Info

Course: ZOO 101
Topic: ZOO 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1163 of 2214
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