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A level OCR biology - excretion

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Explain why the majority of waste eliminated as faeces is not considered to be excretion?

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Explain why the majority of waste eliminated as faeces is not considered to be excretion?

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Infact, none of the waste emitted as faeces is excreted as it has not passed a membrane. What you are referring to is egestion - the discharge of undigested food from an organisms body. Metabolic waste is excreted as it has been in a cell, changed and needs to pass through the cells membrane to get out. Secrete is different, secretion is excretion with a purpous and destination. Eg - hormones secreated by pituitary gland.
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