Ureotelic Frog

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Ureotelic

I. Overview
Animals that excrete urea as the final waste product

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (man and whale); Adult Amphibians (toads); Fishes Cartilaginous (shark)

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II. Content Proper


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1. Biological description of the representative group (Taxonomy, Habitat, economic importance)


Taxonomy

Adult Frogs – Excrete urea


Tadpoles – Excrete ammonia
Habitat
Tadpoles – aquatic
Adult – mostly in land
*minimal water supply, must conserve water, thus, excretes urea as an adult.
Economic Importance
- Agriculture (Feeds on Pests)
- Food Source (Critical food for birds, fish, snakes, etc.)
- Environmental bioindicators (Indicates environmental changes)

2. Anatomy and physiology of the excretory patterns

Flow chart:

Kidneys filter blood of excess salts and chemicals (extract liquid waste from the blood)
(Bowmans capsule -> glomerulus -> collecting tubule -> bidders canal)

Ureters carries urine from kidney to cloaca

Urinary bladder stores fluid for use during period of water stress

Cloaca collects solid and liquid wastes

Cloacal aperture

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