birds are uricotelic in nature give reason.
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Uricotelic is the term that is applied to organisms which excrete their waste in the form of 60% of the uric acid.
Explanation:
- Uricotelic is applied to those organisms which excrete their nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid.
- The nitrogenous waste that is uric acid is produced by amino-acid catabolism.
- The uric acid is expelled out from the ureter.
- The uricotelic mode of excretion helps in reducing the loss of water or necessary fluids from the body.
- The birds are uricotelic as they have small body this will help them to conserve water.
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Birds are called uricotelic as they excrete nitrogenous waste materials by turning it into uric acid.Thus they are called as uricotelic animals.
Explanation:
Birds and reptiles are capable of turning the nitrogenous waste products into uric acid as nitrogen is produced by breaking down of protein rich food.Birds excrete it through cloaca and during this process they can able to absorb water back thus they conserve loss of water from their body and excrete extra salt.
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