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(A) Organisms that live in environments where water conservation is critical,such as birds,reptiles,and insects,excrete nitrogenous waste as uric acid

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Uric acid can be excreted in a largely solid form.

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(A) Organisms that live in environments where water conservation is critical,such as birds,reptiles,and insects,excrete nitrogenous waste as uric acid.Uric acid is relatively non-toxic and is poorly soluble in water.Because it is insoluble,it can be excreted in the form of a paste or a solid pellet with very little loss of water.This adaptation is highly beneficial for survival in arid or water-scarce environments.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$P$. Ammonotelic	$I$. Bony fishes
$Q$. Ureotelic	$II$. Aquatic amphibians and insects
$R$. Uricotelic	$III$. Land snails and insects
	$IV$. Marine fishes
	$V$. Mammals
	$VI$. Terrestrial amphibians
	$VII$. Reptiles and birds

The advantage of excreting nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acid is that:

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Match the following columns:

Column-$I$ Column-$II$

$P$. Ammonotelic $I$. Bony fishes

$Q$. Ureotelic $II$. Aquatic amphibians and insects

$R$. Uricotelic $III$. Land snails and insects

$IV$. Marine fishes

$V$. Mammals

$VI$. Terrestrial amphibians

$VII$. Reptiles and birds

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