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Which of the following statements are correct about the modes of excretion?
BiologyExcretory Products and their EliminationNEET
Options:
  • A All bony fishes are ammonotelic.
  • B Aquatic mammals are ureotelic.
  • C Insects such as cockroach are ammonotelic.
  • D Tadpole of a frog is ureotelic.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Aquatic mammals are ureotelic.
Freshwater bony fishes are ammonotelic. Marine bony fishes release trimethylamine oxide as their chief excretory product. Terrestrial insects, such as cockroach, are uricotelic, while aquatic insects are ammonotelic. Tadpole of a frog is ammonotelic, while the adult frog is ureotelic. All mammals, terrestrial as well as aquatic, are ureotelic in nature.

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