Question

Birds are uricotelic in nature. Give reason.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

because they secrete uric acid or urea ...

they are urea producing organisms

Answer 2

Birds are uricotelic because -

• The species which are able to excrete the nitrogenous waste materials in the form of urea,are popularly known as the uricotelic species.

• Similarly,birds can also transform the nitrogenous waste materials of their body in urea,in order to excrete the harmful waste materials.

• The similarity of the excretory process of a bird with the uricotelic species,makes the birds a major uricotelic species of our ecosystem.