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Nitrogenous waste is excreted in the form of pellet or paste by:

  1. A
    Ornithorhynchus
  2. B
    Salamandra
  3. C
    Hippocampus
  4. D
    Pavo

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Uricotelic animals excrete nitrogenous waste as uric acid in the form of a paste or pellet to conserve water. This is characteristic of Reptiles, Birds, Land Snails, and Insects. Pavo (Peacock) is a bird and thus uricotelic.Ornithorhynchus is a mammal (ureotelic).Salamandra is an amphibian and Hippocampus is a fish (typically ammonotelic or ureotelic).

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Nitrogenous waste is excreted in the form of pellet or paste by:
A
Ornithorhynchus
B
Salamandra
C
Hippocampus
D
Pavo

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