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Ammonia is changed to uric acid in the liver of
Ammonia is changed to uric acid in the liver of
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The correct option is A Uricotelic animals
The animals which excrete uric acid as excretory waste are called as uricotelic animals. Ammonia is highly toxic and the animal cannot tolerate even moderate ammonia concentrations in body fluids hence it is converted to less toxic uric acid in the liver of uricotelic animals. Uricotelic animals include lizards, snakes, birds and terrestrial arthropods.So, the correct answer is 'Uricotelic animals'.
The animals which excrete uric acid as excretory waste are called as uricotelic animals. Ammonia is highly toxic and the animal cannot tolerate even moderate ammonia concentrations in body fluids hence it is converted to less toxic uric acid in the liver of uricotelic animals. Uricotelic animals include lizards, snakes, birds and terrestrial arthropods.
So, the correct answer is 'Uricotelic animals'.
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