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The body cells in cockroach discharge their nitrogenous waste in the haemolymph mainly in the form of:

A $Calcium carbonate$
B $Ammonia$
C $Potassium urate$
D $Urea$

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In cockroaches, the fat body, nephrocytes, and urecose glands also help in excretion. However, the Malpighian tubules absorb nitrogenous waste from the haemolymph as potassium urate and convert it into uric acid.

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The body cells in cockroach discharge their nitrogenous waste in the haemolymph mainly in the form of:

A

Calcium carbonate

B

Ammonia

C

Potassium urate

D

Urea

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