Excretion in Other Animals · NCERT Biology

Animals that excrete ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste are called:

  1. Ureotelic animals
  2. Uricotelic animals
  3. Ammonotelic
  4. Osmoconformers
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Correct answer: Ammonotelic

Ammonotelic animals excrete ammonia as their primary nitrogenous waste. This is common in aquatic invertebrates and bony fishes, where ammonia is easily diluted in the surrounding water.

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