Review Sheet for VT 3374:"Eyewitness: Amphibian"
- ________________________________ are creatures that live in both water and on land.
The three major classes of amphibians are:
- ______________________________ with tails
- ______________________________, rarely seen limbless, tropical, burrowing creatures
- ______________________________, without tails
- ______________________ of amphibians are frogs and toads.
Major differences between frogs and toads include differences in their skins.
- frog skin: __________________________________________________________
- toad skin: __________________________________________________________
- Both pulsate their throats to _____________________________________________.
- In order to move on land, frogs ______________________ and toads _____________________.
- Frogs can jump up to _______________ times their own length.
- All amphibians have _____________________ skin, and so rarely wander from water.
- While amphibian eyes can be colorful, they only see in _________________________________.
- Many amphibians are colored in hues of green and brown for _____________________________, but poison dart frogs are brightly colored for _____________________________________.
- Approximately _______________________ million years ago, amphibians first made the transition from land to water.
- Human beings have absolutely no use for amphibians. T F
- Amphibians prefer food that is _________________________________________________.
- Amphibians have _______________________________________ to help them capture food.
- Amphibians tend to _______________________ while swallowing, which tends to do what?
_________________________________________________________________________
- A lungfish swims with a _____________ -wriggle, as do salamanders.
- In contrast, frogs use the webbing between their toes to _________________________________.
- A major example of an alien species and the problem it can create is the _____________________ in Australia.
- Frogs croak for what purpose? ____________________________________________
- Frogs lay and fertilize eggs in the clasping position known as ______________________________.
- All amphibians abandon their eggs and young and show no further care for them. T F
- The ___________________________ were the precursors to the other tetrapods (reptiles, birds, and mammals).
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