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Excretory Products And Their Elimination

Question
CBSEENBI11002278

Which one of the following options gives the correct categorisation of six animals according to the type of nitrogenous wastes (A, B, C), they give out?

  • A
    Ammonotelic
    B
    Ureotelic
    C
    Uricotelic
    Pigeon, Humans Aquatic Amphibia, Lizards Cockroach, Frog
  • A
    Ammonotelic
    B
    Ureotelic
    C
    Uricotelic
    Frog, Lizards Aquatic Amphibia, Humans Cockroach, Pigeon
  • A
    Ammonotelic
    B
    Ureotelic
    C
    Uricotelic
    Aquatic Amphibia Frog, Humans Pigeon, Lizards, Cockroach

  • A
    Ammonotelic
    B
    Ureotelic
    C
    Uricotelic
    Aquatic Amphibia Cockroach, Humans Frog, Pigeon, Lizards

Solution

C.

A
Ammonotelic
B
Ureotelic
C
Uricotelic
Aquatic Amphibia Frog, Humans Pigeon, Lizards, Cockroach

On the basis of nitrogenous metabolic waste the animal are of four types:
(i) Ammonotelic: Excreted ammonia, e.g., aquatic animals, bony fishes, frog, toad and crocodile, etc.
(ii) Aminotelic Excreted amino acid, e.g., Mollusca and echinoderms.
(iii) Ureotelic Excreted urea, e.g., frog, toad and mammals.
(iv) Uricotelic  Excreted uric acid, e.g., insects, land reptiles and birds.