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Explain why some desert animals excrete uric acid rather than Water

      

Explain why some desert animals excrete uric acid rather than Water

  

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Isacko
uric acid is less toxic than ammonia, hence elimination of uric acid requires less water

than ammonia therefore more water conserved

uric acid being less toxic is safer to excrete where there is less water/desert
Mohaissack answered the question on October 5, 2017 at 14:34


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