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Excretion: exam questions

2 questions, 4 marks. Write your answers on paper, then open each mark scheme.

Question 1

Which of these is an excretory product and the organ that excretes it?

  1. Faeces from the large intestine
  2. Carbon dioxide from the lungs
  3. Glucose from the kidneys
  4. Protein from the skin
[1 mark]
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Answer: B (1)

Question 2

Name the excretory product lost from the lungs, and name two substances lost from the skin in sweat.

[3 marks]
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  • carbon dioxide (1) allow water vapour
  • one from: water / salts / ions / urea (1) allow sodium chloride
  • a second different one from: water / salts / ions / urea (1)
  • Max 3