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Ammonia is the chief nitrogenous excretory material in.............

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding the Question**: The question asks about which organisms primarily excrete ammonia as their nitrogenous waste product. 2. **Defining Ammonotelic Organisms**: Ammonotelic organisms are those that excrete ammonia directly into the environment. This is typically seen in aquatic organisms where ammonia can be diluted in water. 3. **Identifying Examples of Ammonotelic Organisms**: Freshwater fish are a classic example of ammonotelic organisms. They excrete ammonia because they live in water, which allows for the rapid diffusion of ammonia into the surrounding environment. ...
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ICSE-EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION-TEST YOUR PROGRESS ( OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS ) (Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.)
  1. Two counter -current systems formed in the kidney are by the and the .

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  2. Urine passes out of the bladder through the .

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  3. Ammonia is the chief nitrogenous excretory material in.............

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  4. The function of a ureter is................. of urine.

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  5. Osmoregulation is the control over the

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  6. Desert mammals are adapted to water shortage by having nephrons with l...

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  7. An animal is not an osmoregulator if its fluids are ............... wi...

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  8. A healthy adult human excretes (on an average) gm of urea/day.

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  9. The yellow colour of urine is due to the presence of

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  10. Kidney of a mammal resembles to the contractile vacuole of Amoeba in e...

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  11. Urine is carried from the kidneys by ..........to the urinary bladder.

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  12. Urea is formed from ammonia and carbon dioxide in .......

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  13. In man, the urea is mainly produced in

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  14. A condition of failure of kidney to form urine is called

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  15. The bunch of capillaries present in the Bowman's capsule is called

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  16. The permeability of the distal tubule and collecting duct to water is ...

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  17. Glycosuria is the condition, where a man

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  18. The process of purifying blood by means of an artificial kidney is cal...

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  19. Ascending limb of Henle's loop is to water whereas the descending limb...

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  20. Dialysis fluid contanis all the constituents as in plasma except

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