Class 11 NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Questions Part 1

(a) : In insects Malpighian tubules are attached to the alimentary canal at the extreme anterior end of hindgut. These are fine, long, unbranched, yellowish and blind tubules lying freely in the haemolymph. These are between 60 to 150 in number and are arranged in 6−8 bundles. These excrete out nitrogenous wastes from the body in the form of uric acid.