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Examples of animals in which the nitrogenous wastes are excreted from body in the form of uric acid are
Examples of animals in which the nitrogenous wastes are excreted from body in the form of uric acid are
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B Birds
C Lizards
Ammonia is so toxic. It has to be kept dilute in order to protect the animal. So the simplest solution is to excrete very dilute urine with ammonia. Reptiles and birds, convert ammonia to uric acid, which is even less toxic than urea.
B Birds
C Lizards
Ammonia is so toxic. It has to be kept dilute in order to protect the animal. So the simplest solution is to excrete very dilute urine with ammonia. Reptiles and birds, convert ammonia to uric acid, which is even less toxic than urea.
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