2006-07-04 08:42:39 · 3 answers · asked by $@LLu 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I gotta admit, i had no idea what you were talking about until i looked it up. What an interesting question ! you'll be able to find all of the answers this link. It was really easy to understand, even for me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmoregulation
2006-07-04 09:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by goldcrush22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osmoregulation In Earthworms
2016-12-10 19:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osmoregulation is the control of water concentrations inside an organism. Water will always flow in the direction where there's a lower concentration of it. If an organism's environment has a different water concentration than it's internal water concentration, the water will tend to move in or out to equalize the concentrations (which could be really bad for the organism). So to prevent the organism from soaking up too much water and blowing up or drying up and shriveling, osmoregulatory organs are used to "regulate" the concentrations.
As for the osmoregulatory organs, there they are:
amoeba: water vacuoles
earthworm: metanephridia
humans: nephrons (which together make up the kidney)
2006-07-04 10:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Yu_pimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋