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(A) Excretion of uric acid is an adaptation for water conservation.Animals that live in arid or dry environments,such as birds,reptiles,and insects,ex

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(A) Excretion of uric acid is an adaptation for water conservation.Animals that live in arid or dry environments,such as birds,reptiles,and insects,excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid.Uric acid is the least toxic form of nitrogenous waste and is excreted in the form of a pellet or paste with very little loss of water.This process is known as uricotelism,which helps these organisms survive in environments where water is scarce.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Land snail	$(1)$ Urea
$(b)$ Cartilaginous fishes	$(2)$ Uric acid
$(c)$ Marine fishes	$(3)$ Ammonia

Excretion of uric acid is an adaptation for ........

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