Which of the following animals excretes nitrogenous waste mainly as uric acid?
AFrog
BEarthworm
CLizardCORRECT
DTilapia fish
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Reptiles such as lizards are uricotelic, excreting nitrogenous waste mainly as uric acid, which is relatively insoluble and can be excreted with very little water — an adaptation to dry terrestrial environments. Frogs are primarily ureotelic, earthworms excrete ammonia, and fish like tilapia are ammonotelic.
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