alleryStart learning →The basic filtration unit of the human kidney is the
Aneuron
Balveolus
Cnephron
Dvillus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. nephron
1. Each kidney contains about a million tiny filtering units.
2. The functional unit is the **nephron**, which filters blood and forms urine.
3. A neuron is a nerve cell; alveoli and villi belong to lungs and intestine.
_Source: Karnataka SSLC (KSEEB) Class 10 Science, Ch6 'Life Processes', §6.5_
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