Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Biology

Question:

What is the process called in which waste by-product are removed from the body and discarded outside ?

Options:

Circulation

Respiration

Excretion

Transpiration

Correct Answer:

Excretion

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) – Excretion

When chemical reactions use the carbon source and the oxygen for energy generation, they create by-products that are not only useless for the cells of the body, but could even be harmful.

These waste byproducts are therefore needed to be removed from the body and discarded outside by a process called excretion .