Why Do Some Animals Degrade Amino Acids to Ammonia and Others

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Short Answer

Why do some animals degrade amino acids to ammonia and others dispose of it as urea or uric acid?

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Definitions:

Internal

pertains to occurring or existing within the limits or boundaries of something; often referring to processes or features within an organization or an individual.

Unstable

Lacking consistency or predictability in state, structure, or behavior, leading to unpredictability.

Macrosystem

The broadest context in the ecological systems theory, encompassing societal cultures, laws, customs, and resources that influence the individual's development.

Exosystems

In ecological systems theory, the external environments and contexts that indirectly influence an individual's development, such as parents' workplaces.