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Human Excretory System Quiz

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Which nitrogenous waste requires the largest amount of water for its elimination?

Uric acid

Urea

Ammonia (correct)

Carbon dioxide

What is the least toxic form of nitrogenous waste mentioned in the text?

Carbon dioxide

Urea

Uric acid (correct)

Ammonia

What is the process of excreting ammonia called?

Uricotelism

Ammonification

Ureotelism

Ammonotelism (correct)

Which animals are mentioned as examples of ammonotelism in the text?

Bony fishes Signup and view all the answers

Which nitrogenous waste is described as the major form excreted by animals in the text?

Urea Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following animals are mentioned in the text as examples of ammonotelism?

Many bony fishes Signup and view all the answers

Which nitrogenous waste is described as requiring the largest amount of water for its elimination?

Ammonia Signup and view all the answers

Which form of nitrogenous waste is described as the least toxic in the text?

Uric acid Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of excreting ammonia called?

Ammonotelism Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following substances have to be removed totally or partially from the body, as mentioned in the text?

Ammonia, urea, uric acid, carbon dioxide, water, Na+, K+, Cl–, phosphate, sulphate Signup and view all the answers

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Nitrogenous Waste Elimination

Ammonia requires the largest amount of water for its elimination.
Urea is the least toxic form of nitrogenous waste.
Deamination is the process of excreting ammonia.

Ammonotelism

Fish and amphibians are examples of animals that exhibit ammonotelism.
These animals excrete ammonia directly into the environment.

Nitrogenous Waste Forms

Urea is the major form of nitrogenous waste excreted by animals.
Ammonia, urea, and uric acid are the three forms of nitrogenous waste mentioned in the text.

Waste Removal

Waste substances like ammonia, urea, and uric acid have to be removed totally or partially from the body.

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Test your knowledge of excretory products and their elimination with this quiz. Explore the human excretory system and the elimination of substances like ammonia, urea, uric acid, and more. Understand the processes involved in removing metabolic waste products from the body.