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Given below is a list of substances-select the ones that need to be got rid off from the body. Glucose, excess water, amino acids, urea, carbon dioxide, excess common salt, glycogen, uric acid.

The substances that need to be got rid off are –


1) Excess water


2) Urea


3) Carbon dioxide


4) Excess common salt


5) Uric acid.


Explanation: Carbon dioxide is eliminated through the lungs. Excess common salt, urea and uric acids are dissolved with the excesses water and eliminated by the kidneys.


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