CAIE IGCSE Biology 13.1.8 Deamination & Urea Formation
Practise defining deamination as removal of the nitrogen-containing part of excess amino acids to form urea in the liver.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Exam points
- define deamination as removal of the nitrogen-containing part of an amino acid
- state that excess amino acids are deaminated in the liver to form urea
- distinguish deamination from assimilation, digestion and protein synthesis
13.1.8—Deamination as the removal question 1
[Maximum number: 1]
Substances move between blood and tissues at various sites in the circulatory system of mammals.
State the name of the process in which excess amino acids are broken down in liver cells to produce ammonia.
deamination ;
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