Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous component of the excretory products of:

Cockroach

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Frog

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Man

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Earthworm

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Solution

The correct option is A Cockroach
Organisms are classified based on the nature of excretory products. Those that excrete ammonia are ammoniotelic, those that excrete urea are ureotelic and those with ureic acid as their principle nitrogenous wastes are uricotelic. Cockroach is uricotelic whereas frog, man and earthworms are ureotelic.

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