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The following substances are the excretory products in animals. Choose the least toxic from among them ?
The following substances are the excretory products in animals. Choose the least toxic from among them ?
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The correct option is B Uric acid
Small amount of nitrogenous waste substances is also produced during the metabolism of nucleic acids.
Ammonia is the most toxic, followed by urea and uric acid. The uric acid is the least toxic metabolic product of protein metabolism, which gets excreted by urine.
Uricotelic organisms include terrestrial arthropods (including insects), lizards, snakes, and birds.
So, the correct answer is uric acid.
Small amount of nitrogenous waste substances is also produced during the metabolism of nucleic acids.
Ammonia is the most toxic, followed by urea and uric acid. The uric acid is the least toxic metabolic product of protein metabolism, which gets excreted by urine.
Uricotelic organisms include terrestrial arthropods (including insects), lizards, snakes, and birds.
So, the correct answer is uric acid.
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