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11/10/2021 6:36 pm
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(a) What are the methods used by plants to get rid of their waste products?
(b) How are waste products excreted in Amoeba?
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11/10/2021 6:38 pm
(a) The various methods used by the plants to get rid of their waste products are
(i) the plants get rid of gaseous waste products through stomata in leaves and lenticels in stems.
(ii) They get rid of solid and liquid waste by shedding off leaves, peeling of bark and falling of fruits.
(iii) Secreting gums and resins.
(iv) Plants excrete some waste substances into the soil around them.
(b) Excretion in amoeba: In amoeba, the waste material carbon dioxide is removed by diffusion through the cell membrane, but nitrogenous waste and excess water are removed by contractile vacuole.