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Metabolic products of which of these substances are eliminated as nitrogenous wastes?


A

Proteins

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Nucleic acids

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Carbohydrates

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Lipids

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Solution

The correct options are
A

Proteins


B

Nucleic acids


Excess nitrogen is eliminated from the body of organisms as nitrogenous wastes. Example: urea, uric acid, ammonia. Nitrogenous wastes are produced during the metabolism of proteins(nitrogen is a component of amino acid which is the building block of proteins) and nucleic acids (it has nitrogen base).


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