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Mind Map by augusteramos, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by augusteramos
about 10 years ago
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Nitrogenous Wastes
- Ammonia
- Extremely toxic; requires vast amounts of water to dilute
- Low cost of energy; mostly excreted by aquatic animals
- Extremely toxic; requires vast amounts of water to dilute
- Urea
- Lower toxicity; NH4 + CO2 in the liver
- Energetically costly
- Lower toxicity; NH4 + CO2 in the liver
- Uric Acid
- Much lower toxicity; NH4 bound in a heterocyclic compound
- High energetic cost; semi-water soluble - semi-solid paste
- Much lower toxicity; NH4 bound in a heterocyclic compound
- Wastes resulting
from the
breakdown of
Proteins and Nucleic
Acids to form
nitrogenous wastes
and amino acids
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