Biology GCSE
Filtration
What Filtration means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Filtration
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The process in the kidneys that forces small molecules from the blood into the kidney tubule, while blood cells and large proteins do not pass through.
Topics that use Filtration
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