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Exotic Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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Different organisms excrete nitrogen in different forms
Different organisms excrete nitrogen in different forms
===Ammonia===
====Ammonia====
* Some organisms excrete nitrogen directly as ammonia
* Some organisms excrete nitrogen directly as ammonia
* 400ml of water is also excreted per gram of ammonia making this an unrealistic option for terrestrial organisms
* 400ml of water is also excreted per gram of ammonia making this an unrealistic option for terrestrial organisms
===Urea===
====Urea====
* Some animals process ammonia into urea
* Some animals process ammonia into urea
* 40ml of water is excreted per gram of urea excreted
* 40ml of water is excreted per gram of urea excreted
===Uric Acid===
====Uric Acid====
* Referred to as Uricotelism
* Referred to as Uricotelism
* Urea is further processed to uric acid
* Urea is further processed to uric acid