Question

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

• A. Birds and land snails are uricotelic animals.
• B. Aquatic amphibians and aquatic insects are ammonotelic animals
• C. Mammals and frogs are ureotelic animals
• D. Birds and reptiles are ureotelic

Answer 1

The correct option is D Birds and reptiles are ureotelic

Ureotelic animals

Mammals, many terrestrial amphibians like frogs, and marine fishes mainly excrete urea and are called ureotelic animals.

Uricotelic animals

Uricotelic animals excrete their nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of pellet or paste with a minimum loss of water and are called uricotelic animals eg. reptiles, birds, land snails, and insects

Ammonotelic animals

Many bony fishes, aquatic amphibians, and aquatic insects mainly excrete ammonia and are ammonotelic in nature.

Final answer
d) Birds and reptiles are ureotelic