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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to salt water balance inside the body of living organisms?
BiologyTransport in PlantsAIIMSAIIMS 2018 (26 May)
Options:
  • A When water is not available camels do not produce urine but store urea in tissues.
  • B Salmon fish excretes lot of stored salt through gill membrane when in fresh water.
  • C Paramecium discharges concentrated salt solution by contractile vacuoles.
  • D The body fluids of fresh water animals are generally hypotonic to surrounding water.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: When water is not available camels do not produce urine but store urea in tissues.
The dwelling place of camels is desert where there is scarcity of water, camel excrete a highly concentrated urine to conserve water. They do not sweat till body temperature rises about $55^{\circ} \mathrm{C}-60^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. Camels can also tolerate desiccation upto $40 \%$ cellular content.

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