NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
What is the role of the cloaca in the frog's excretory system?
Options
- ATo store urine
- BTo filter blood
- CTo separate urine and feces
- DTo act as a common opening for the excretory, digestive, and reproductive systems
Correct answer
D. To act as a common opening for the excretory, digestive, and reproductive systems
Step-by-step solution
The elimination of nitrogenous wastes is carried out by a well developed excretory system. The excretory system consists of a pair of kidneys, ureters, cloaca and urinary bladder. These are compact, dark red and bean like structures situated a little posteriorly in the body cavity on both sides of vertebral column. Each kidney is composed of several structural and functional units called uriniferous tubules or nephrons. Two ureters emerge from the kidneys in the male frogs. The ureters act asurinogenital duct which