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Question
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
Options
Birds and land snails are uricotelic animals
Mammals and frogs are ureotelic animals
Aquatic amphibians and aquatic insects are ammonotelic animals
Birds and reptiles are ureotelic
Solution
Birds and reptiles are ureotelic
Explanation:
Reptiles (snakes and lizards), birds, land snails and insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of pellets or paste with a minimum loss of water and are called uricotelic animals.
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