Question

The process of excreting ammonia is called as ureotelism.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This is a very interesting question from Excretory System in Animals in chapter Excretory Products and Elimination of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) False

To elaborate: The process of excreting ammonia is called as ammonotelism while the process of excreting urea is known as ureotelism. Many bony fishes, aquatic amphibians and aquatic insects are known to be ammonotelic. Ureotelic organisms include cockroaches, humans, etc.