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Question
Differentiate the following.
Excretion and Secretion
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Solution
| Excretion | Secretion |
| The process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. | a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion. |
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