Excretion in Animals
Excretion in Animals: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Urea, Excretion, Osmoregulation, Excretory Products and Their Elimination, Excretory Organs, Ammonotelism, Ureotelism, Uricotelism, Non Nitrogenous Waste Materials and, Nitrogenous Waste Materials
Important Questions on Excretion in Animals
The main nitrogenous waste formed in the body of a human is urea.
_____ (Urea/Ammonia) is formed through the ornithine cycle in the body of a human.
Which of the following substance is the main nitrogenous waste formed in the body of a human?
The main nitrogenous waste in the body of a human is ammonia.
Urea is formed in the _____ (liver/stomach) in the body of a human.
Uricotelic mode of excreting nitrogenous waste is found in
Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous component of the excretory product of
Which of the following is both osmoregulator and a nitrogenous product?
Excretory organs of cockroach are
Nitrogenous excretory product of frog tadpole is:
Reptiles, birds, land snails and insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of pellet or paste with a minimum loss of water and are called _____.
Which one of the following is the normal constituent of urine?
Conservation of water is possible in this mode of excretion.
Nitrogenous waste which is less toxic, soluble in water and formed during the ornithine cycle is
Mode of excretion in bony fishes is
Define Osmoregulation.
Name the excretory product of freshwater fishes.(Ammonia/Urea)
Which is the most toxic excretory product formed in animals? (Ammonia/Methane)
Write a note on Uricotelism.
Write a note on Ureotelism.
