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The amount of water required to excrete 1 gm of urea is
The amount of water required to excrete 1 gm of urea is
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The correct option is A 50 ml
Ureotelism is a type of excretion, where urea is the main nitrogenous waste material. Animals showing ureotelism are called ureotelic animals. Ureotelism is generally found in land animals, which can afford to excrete sufficient volume of water or to concentrate urea in considerable quantity in the urine. 1 gm of urea needs about 50 ml of water to the expelled out. It is commonly found in man, whales, seals, desert mammals like kangaroo rats, camels, toads, frogs, cartilagenous fishes, aquatic and semi aquatic reptiles like alligator, terrapins and turtles.
Ureotelism is a type of excretion, where urea is the main nitrogenous waste material. Animals showing ureotelism are called ureotelic animals. Ureotelism is generally found in land animals, which can afford to excrete sufficient volume of water or to concentrate urea in considerable quantity in the urine. 1 gm of urea needs about 50 ml of water to the expelled out. It is commonly found in man, whales, seals, desert mammals like kangaroo rats, camels, toads, frogs, cartilagenous fishes, aquatic and semi aquatic reptiles like alligator, terrapins and turtles.
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