Q. Nitrogenous waste products are eliminated mainly as
A) Urea in tadpole and uric acid in adult frog
B) Urea in adult frog and ammonia in tadpole
C) Urea in tadpole as well as in adult frog
D) Urea in tadpole and ammonia in adult frog
Explanation
Tadpole of frog, excretes ammonia as a waste product, called ammonotelic and this phenomenon is called ammonotelism, whereas adult frog, excretes urea as a waste product, called ureotelic and the phenomenon is called ureotelism.
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