NEET 2012 Biology question

Which one of the following options gives the correct categorisation of six animals according to the type of nitrogenous wastes (A, B, C), they give out ? A - AMMONOTELIC; B - UREOTELIC; C - URICOTELIC

(1)A: Aquatic Amphibia; B: Cockroach, humans; C: Frog, Pigeon, Lizards
(2)A: Pigeon, Humans; B: Aquatic Amphibia, Lizards; C: Cockroach, Frog
(3)A: Frog, Lizards; B: Aquatic Amphibia, Humans; C: Cockroach, Pigeon
(4)A: Aquatic Amphibia; B: Frog, Humans; C: Pigeon, Lizards, CockroachCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Ammonotelic animals excrete ammonia (aquatic amphibians, bony fishes, aquatic invertebrates); ureotelic animals excrete urea (adult frog and other terrestrial amphibians, mammals including humans, cartilaginous fishes); uricotelic animals excrete uric acid (birds

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Question ID VK-091043