Ammonia is combined with carbon dioxide to form urea in kidney.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Urea is a metabolite[breakdown product] of amino acids. Ammonia gets combined with carbon dioxide to form urea in terrestrial animals and this reaction takes place in' liver' and not in 'kidneys' as the necessary enzyme for the above process [urease] is present in liver only.
So, the correct answer is 'False'`.

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