Question:

Uricotelism is found in

Updated On: Aug 20, 2024
  • Fishes and Fresh water protozoans

  • Birds, reptiles and insects 

  • Frogs and toads

  • Mammals and birds

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Uricotelism is the excretion process where uric acid serves as the primary nitrogenous waste substance that gets expelled. This phenomenon is observed in various creatures including insects, certain terrestrial crustaceans, land-dwelling snails, reptiles inhabiting land, and birds. These animals employ uricotelism as a means to conserve water, which is crucial for their survival.
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Excretory products and their elimination

The physiological process of the elimination of metabolic waste from the body is called excretion. The excretory products comprise amino acids, carbon dioxide, urea, uric acid, water, and ammonia. Some of the Molluscs and Echinoderms excrete waste products from the body in the form of amino acids. Ammonia is the foremost excretory product in animals, it is derived from the proteins exists in the food we eat.

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