Earthworms are

Question

Earthworms are (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 water is available

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Class-OUgochaeta includes terrestrial earthworms and some other species that live in freshwater. Aquatic oligochaetes excrete ammonia while terrestrial oligochaetes excrete urea but Lumbricus produces both ammonia and urea.

Q. Earthworms are

ureotelic when plenty of water is available

uricotelic when plenty of water is available

uricotelic under conditions of water scarcity

ammonotelic when plenty of water is available

Class-OUgochaeta includes terrestrial earthworms and some other species that live in freshwater. Aquatic oligochaetes excrete ammonia while terrestrial oligochaetes excrete urea but Lumbricus produces both ammonia and urea.