NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
What is the significance of water in the elimination of ammonia?
Options
- AIt is not important
- BIt is required in small amounts
- CIt is required in large amounts
- DIt is harmful
Correct answer
C. It is required in large amounts
Step-by-step solution
Animals accumulate ammonia, urea, uric acid, carbon dioxide, water and ions like Na+, K+, Cl– , phosphate, sulphate, etc., either by metabolic activities or by other means like excess ingestion. These substances have to be removed totally or partially. In this chapter, you will learn the mechanisms of elimination of these substances with special emphasis on common nitrogenous wastes. Ammonia, urea and uric acid are the major forms of nitrogenous wastes excreted by the animals. Ammonia is the most toxic form and req