As animals evolved from simple body plans to higher complexity, specialized structures arose to handle metabolic waste elimination and osmoregulation efficiently in different habitats. Which of the following correctly matches an animal group with its evolutionary excretory adaptation?
- Insects utilizing Malpighian tubules to conserve water by excreting nitrogenous waste as uric acidCevap
- BAnnelids employing flame cells to filter coelomic fluid and excrete fluid waste through skin pores
- CFlatworms using nephridia to perform selective reabsorption from blood vessels
- DCrustaceans utilizing green glands situated along abdominal segments for waste excretion
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Insects utilizing Malpighian tubules to conserve water by excreting nitrogenous waste as uric acid.
Insects evolved Malpighian tubules as a key structural adaptation for life on land. These tubules extract nitrogenous wastes and solutes from hemolymph, converting waste into solid uric acid while reabsorbing water in the hindgut, which prevents dehydration.
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Evolutionary Trends in Animal Excretory Systems
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