NEET Biology question

Earthworms are

(A)Ureotelic, when plenty of water is available
(B)Uricotelic, when plenty of water is available
(C)Uricotelic under conditions of water scarcity
(D)Ammonotelic when plenty of water is availableCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Earthworms show flexible nitrogen excretion: they are ammonotelic when water is abundant (ammonia requires large amounts of water to be safely excreted) and switch to

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