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To determine: The adaptations in aquatic birds and mammals that help them to meet the challenges of osmoregulation and
Introduction: Osmoregulation is a biological process in which an organism regulates its osmotic pressure that eventually controls the water balance of the body. The vertebrate kidney has evolved along with vertebrates group which causes it to adapt both structural and functional features for efficient water reabsorption.
To determine: The adaptations in terrestrial birds and mammals that help them to meet the challenges of osmoregulation and metabolic waste disposal.
Introduction: Osmoregulation is a biological process in which an organism regulates its osmotic pressure that eventually controls the water balance of the body. The vertebrate kidney has evolved along with vertebrates group which causes it to adapt both structural and functional features for efficient water reabsorption.
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