Excretory Products And Their Elimination Ques 5

5. Uric acid is nitrogenous waste in

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(a) Mammals and molluscs

(b) Birds and lizards

(c) Frog and cartilaginous fishes

(d) Insects and bony fishes

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Answer : b

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(b) The excretion of uric acid as nitrogenous waste is called uricotelism. The excretion of uric acid is advantageous for those animals which have to conserve water for their survival like birds and lizards.