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(C) Organisms that excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid are known as uricotelic organisms.Uric acid is excreted in the form of a pellet

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(C) Organisms that excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid are known as uricotelic organisms.Uric acid is excreted in the form of a pellet or paste with a minimum loss of water.Reptiles (like lizards) and birds are classic examples of uricotelic animals as they need to conserve water.Therefore,both lizards and birds excrete uric acid as their primary nitrogenous waste.

$a$. Bony fish	$1$. Crustaceans
$b$. Terrestrial amphibian	$2$. Ammonotelic
$c$. Land snails	$3$. Ureotelic
$d$. Prawn	$4$. Uricotelic

Which of the following organisms excrete uric acid as their nitrogenous waste?

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Match the following and select the correct option:
$a$. Bony fish $1$. Crustaceans
$b$. Terrestrial amphibian $2$. Ammonotelic
$c$. Land snails $3$. Ureotelic
$d$. Prawn $4$. Uricotelic

Uric acid is formed in humans from:

Assertion : Main constituent of human urine is ammonia.
Reason : If human urine is allowed to stand for some time,it smells strongly of ammonia.

Deamination of excess amino acids and their conversion into urea occurs in the .......

It is excreted in the form of pellet or paste with a minimum loss of water.

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