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Waste materials in fish is excreted in the form of _________ .

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urea

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ammonia

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uric acid

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amino methane

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Solution

The correct option is B
ammonia

The metabolic wastes produced in organisms is excreted in different forms. For example, fish excrete it in the form of ammonia, directly into water. Humans excrete it in the form of urea.

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