CAMPBELL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+CONNECTIONS
CAMPBELL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538875
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Birds and insects excrete uric acid, whereas mammals and most amphibians excrete mainly urea. What is the chief advantage of uric acid over urea as a waste product?

a. Uric acid is a much simpler molecule.

b. It takes less energy to make uric acid.

c. Less water is required to excrete uric acid.

d. More solutes are removed excreting uric acid.

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