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Endotherms consume more food in order to meet energy requirements. Also, carnivorous diet contains more proteins than herbivorous. Does it affect excretion of nitrogenous waste?

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1. To generate heat, endotherms convert the food that they eat into energy through a process called metabolism. Hence, they consume more food in order to meet their energy requirements. 

2. Also, carnivorous diet contains more proteins than herbivores. 

3. Consumption of high protein or more food containing proteins can result in production of large amount of nitrogenous waste. 

4. These animals would also require more energy to eliminate the high levels of nitrogenous wastes which build up when animal protein is digested.



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