Quiz: Amphibians

1. The process by which a tadpole becomes a frog is called:
metabolism
metamorphosis
spawning
homeostasis

2. Adult frogs are ______, but tadpoles are _______.
herbivores, carnivores
carnivores, herbivores
carnivores, ominvores
herbivores, omnivores

3. Which of the following is a legless amphibian?
salamander
newt
tadpole
caecilian

4. A frog's heart has ____ loop circulation.
single
double
triple
quadruple

5. Adult frogs breath using:
gills
lungs
swim bladder
kidneys

6. To what CLASS do frogs and toads belong?
Vertebrata
Chordata
Animalia
Amphibia

7. Eggs and wastes exit from which part of a frog's body?
urinary orifice
notochord
cloaca
eustachian tube

8. Amphibian adaptations for living on land included:
development of gills
development of a 2 chambered heart
lighter bones
development of lungs

9. In frogs, oxygen poor blood returns to the heart and then travels to the:
lungs
body
gills

10. The transparent membrane the covers the frog's eyes is the:
tympanic
lateral
nictitating
eustachian

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