Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous component of the excretory products of
- earthworm
- cockroach
- frog
- man.
Answer
(2) cockroach
Solution
As per NCERT, reptiles, birds, land snails and insects excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of pellet or paste with a minimum loss of water; they are called uricotelic animals.
Cockroach is an insect, so it is uricotelic.
Mammals (man), many terrestrial amphibians (frog) and marine fishes are ureotelic; earthworm excretes mainly urea (and ammonia).
Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous waste of cockroach.
Answer: (2)