Ammonotelic animals include
ABony fishes and aquatic insects
BMammals and terrestrial reptiles
CBirds and most terrestrial snails
DInsects and the desert lizards
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Bony fishes and aquatic insects
Ammonotelism (excreting ammonia) is seen in many bony fishes, aquatic amphibians and aquatic insects.
They have abundant water to dilute the toxic ammonia by diffusion across gills or body surfaces.
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