NEET2022Biology
Q.
Nitrogenous waste is excreted in the form of pellet or paste by :
- A
Ornithorhynchus
- B
Salamandra
- C
Hippocampus
- D
Pavo
Solution
Birds, reptiles, and land snails excrete nitrogenous waste mainly as uric acid in the form of a semi-solid pellet or paste, which conserves body water.
Among the listed options, Pavo (peacock) is a bird and exhibits this uricotelic excretion. The others are a monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus), an amphibian (Salamandra), and a fish (Hippocampus), none of which excrete uric acid as the principal nitrogenous waste in pellet form.
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