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j_sun

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on: Sep 17, 2013
Birds secrete uric acid as their nitrogenous waste because uric acid
A) is readily soluble in water.
B) is metabolically less expensive to synthesize than other excretory products.
C) requires little water for nitrogenous waste disposal, thus reducing body mass.
D) excretion allows birds to live in desert environments.


sammy

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Reply #1 on: Sep 21, 2013
I remember it was C


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j_sun

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Reply #2 on: Oct 15, 2013
Thanks dude! Marking this solved.


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