Multiple choice

In public urinals, the urine gives a pungent smell due to

  1. the conversion of both urea and uric acid into ammonia

  2. the conversion of uric acid into ammonia by ornithine cycle

  3. the conversion of urea into ammonia by bacteria

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

In public urinals, the urine gives a pungent smell due to the conversion of urea into ammonia by bacteria.