Which of the following pairs is wrong?
(a) Uricotelic ..... Birds (b) Ureotelic..... Insects
(c) Ammonotelic ....tadpole (d) Ureotelic ...... Elephant

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Solution

Insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid hence are uricotelic.
Ureotelic animals involve mammals, adult amphibians, and elasmobranchs whereas, birds are uricotelic and tadpoles excrete ammonia.
Elephant being a mammal is ureotelic.
Hence the answer is (b) Ureotelic..... Insects

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Which of the following pairs is wrong? (a) Uricotelic ..... Birds (b) Ureotelic..... Insects (c) Ammonotelic ....tadpole (d) Ureotelic ...... Elephant

Insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid hence are uricotelic.Ureotelic animals involve mammals, adult amphibians, and elasmobranchs whereas, birds are uricotelic and tadpoles excrete ammonia. Elephant being a mammal is ureotelic.Hence the answer is (b) Ureotelic..... Insects

Which of the following pairs is wrong?
(a) Uricotelic ..... Birds (b) Ureotelic..... Insects
(c) Ammonotelic ....tadpole (d) Ureotelic ...... Elephant

Insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid hence are uricotelic.
Ureotelic animals involve mammals, adult amphibians, and elasmobranchs whereas, birds are uricotelic and tadpoles excrete ammonia.
Elephant being a mammal is ureotelic.
Hence the answer is (b) Ureotelic..... Insects