Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 40

Practice objective / multiple choice question 40 from the 2019 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 40 IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • BIOLOGY • objective

Renal plasma flow is \(600\ \text{mL min}^{-1}\) and the filtration fraction is \(20\%\). The plasma glucose concentration is \(1.2\ \text{g L}^{-1}\). The renal tubules can reabsorb glucose completely up to a threshold concentration of \(0.8\ \text{g L}^{-1}\); any excess is excreted. Calculate the amount of glucose excreted per minute (in grams, to two decimal places).

Answer Options

A. 0.10
B. 0.06
C. 0.04
Correct Answer D. 0.05
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
0.05

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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 40. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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