Excretory Products and their EliminationHard

Question

Earthworms are

Options

A.ureotelic when plenty of water is available
B.uricotelic when plenty of water is available
C.uricotelic under conditions of water scarcity
D.ammonotelic when plenty of wateris available

Solution

Class - Oligochaeta includes terrestrial earthworms are some other species that live in fresh water. Aquatic oligochaeta excrete ammonia withe terrestrial oligochaeta excrete urea but Lumbricus produces both ammonia and urea.

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