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Bowman’s capsule and tubule taken together make a ______.

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Bowman’s capsule and tubule taken together make a ______.

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Bowman’s capsule and tubule taken together make a nephron.

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The nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. The Bowman’s capsule acts as the initial filtration sieve, while the long attached tubule modifies that filtered liquid by reabsorbing useful nutrients and water. Together, these two continuous parts filter blood and form urine.
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Chapter 1: Life Processes - Exercise 3 [Page 88]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology Part 3 [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Life Processes
Exercise 3 | Q 29. (b) | Page 88

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