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A

In fishes, kidney plays a major role in ammonia excretion.

B

Ammonia is 100,000 times less toxic than urea

C

Sharks retain a large amount of urea in the blood as a major osmolyte to balance the osmolarity of the body fluids.

D

Most terrestrial reptiles excrete ammonia.

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