Sign in
12thPass logo
New chatPYQ LibraryDoubtsRank report
Sign in to see Recents

Your guest activity stays on this device

Sign in to save progress →
Sign in

Excretory Products and Their Elimination question

2022 · Q56
Guest · filters and generic practice availableBrowsing as a guest · PYQ filters and generic practice are available. Sign in only for personalised features and saved progress.
  1. PYQ Library
  2. /NEET
  3. /Biology
  4. /Excretory Products and Their Elimination
  5. /2022 · Q56

Excretory Products and Their Elimination question

2022 · Q56

NEETBiologyExcretory Products and Their EliminationMCQ+4 / −1

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

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

Correct answer: D

Option (d) is the correct answer because birds (Pavo) excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of pellet or paste with minimum loss of water.

Option (c) and (b) are incorrect because many bony fishes (like Hippocampus) and aquatic amphibians (like Salamandra) are ammonotelic in nature.

Option (a) is incorrect because mammals (like Ornithorhynchus) mainly excrete urea and are called ureotelic animals.

PreviousNext

More from Excretory Products and Their Elimination

  • Presence of which of the following conditions in urine are indicative of Diabetes Mellitus?2020 · MCQ
  • Which of the following would help in prevention of diuresis?2020 · MCQ
  • Use of an artificial kindney during hemodialysis may result in : (a) Nitrogenous waste build-up in the body (b) Non –elimination of excess potassium ions (c) Reduced absorption of calcium ions from gastro-intestinal tract (d) Reduced RBC…2019 · MCQ
  • Which of the following factors is responsible for the formation of concentrated urine?2019 · MCQ
  • Match the items given in column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below. Includes table2018 · MCQ
  • Match the items given in column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below. Includes table2018 · MCQ
  • A decrease in blood pressure/volume will not cause the release of2017 · MCQ
  • Which of the following statements is correct?2017 · MCQ