question_answer 20)

  Which of the following pairs is wrong? (a) Uricotelic ......... Birds                                              (b) Ureotelic ......... Insects (c) Ammonotelic ......... Tadpole                                (d) Ureotelic ......... Elephant

Answer:

                  (b) Insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid hence are uricotelic. Ureotelic animals involve mammals, adult amphibians and elasmobranchs. Whereas, birds are uricotelic (correct option) and tadpoles excretion ammonia. Elephant being a mammal is ureotelic.