Question

Is blue whale ammonotelic?

Answer 1

Ammonotelic animals:

1. Ammonotelic animals are animals that excrete nitrogenous substances from the body in the form of highly soluble and toxic ammonia.
2. Whales are classified in the class Mammalia same as humans and are ureotelic.
3. Ureotelic animals excrete nitrogenous substances from the body in the form of urea.
4. Hence, blue whales are not ammonotelic organisms.