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Uric acid is nitrogenous waste in...

Uric acid is nitrogenous waste in

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mammals and molluscs

B

birds and lizards

C

frog and cartilaginous fishes

D

insscts and bony fishes

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Uric acid is least soluble nitrogenous waste and 1 g of it needs only 10 mL of water to be expelled out of body. Another advantage of it is that it is least toxic among all nitrogenous wastes and can be retained in the body for longer perid, so it is of greater abvantage to animals which have limited access to water like birds and lizards.
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