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A terrestrial animal must be able to...

A terrestrial animal must be able to

A

Actively pump salts out through the skin

B

Excrete large amounts of salts in urine

C

Excrete large amounts of water in urine

D

Conserve water

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D
In terrestrial animal’s water loss due to evaporation of water from general body surface or through sweat or through urine. Therefore the terrestrial animals usually drink large amount of water and develop various devices for conservation of water.
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