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Which one of the following options gives the correct categorisation of six animals according to the type of nitrogenous wastes they give out?

  1. A
    Ammonotelic: Frog, Lizards; Ureotelic: Aquatic Amphibia, Humans; Uricotelic: Cockroach, Birds
  2. B
    Ammonotelic: Aquatic Amphibia; Ureotelic: Frog, Humans; Uricotelic: Cockroach, Lizards, Birds
  3. C
    Ammonotelic: Cockroach; Ureotelic: Frog, Humans; Uricotelic: Aquatic Amphibia, Lizards
  4. D
    Ammonotelic: Aquatic Amphibia, Frog; Ureotelic: Lizards, Humans; Uricotelic: Cockroach, Birds

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* Ammonotelic: Aquatic animals like many bony fishes and aquatic amphibians (tadpoles).Ureotelic: Terrestrial amphibians (adult frogs) and mammals (humans).Uricotelic: Reptiles (lizards), birds, and insects (cockroach).Therefore, Option B is correct.

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Which one of the following options gives the correct categorisation of six animals according to the type of nitrogenous wastes they give out?
A
Ammonotelic: Frog, Lizards; Ureotelic: Aquatic Amphibia, Humans; Uricotelic: Cockroach, Birds
B
Ammonotelic: Aquatic Amphibia; Ureotelic: Frog, Humans; Uricotelic: Cockroach, Lizards, Birds
C
Ammonotelic: Cockroach; Ureotelic: Frog, Humans; Uricotelic: Aquatic Amphibia, Lizards
D
Ammonotelic: Aquatic Amphibia, Frog; Ureotelic: Lizards, Humans; Uricotelic: Cockroach, Birds

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