General Info
What does amphibian mean in Greek?
"Double Life"
Larger animals are usually predator or prey to smaller animals?
Predator
Can you tell the difference between frogs and toads when they are tadpoles?
No
What is it called with an animals' presence is an indicator that the environment is healthy?
Bioindicator
How is an amphibians skin different from reptiles skin?
Amphibians skin is much thinner and more porous so they can breath through it. Reptiles skin is hard and dry.
What makes amphibians unique?
They breathe through their skin and require water for their eggs.
What is it called when an animal blends into its habitat?
Camouflage
How is the body shape if frogs different than toads? Think about their difference in legs and shape of their body.
Frogs have longer legs than toads. Frogs are slimmer than toads.
What experiment did we complete to understand that amphibians are bioindicators?
An egg with shell to represent reptiles and an egg without shell to represent amphibians. The egg without shell absorbed more of the pollutants making it sick.
How are amphibians and reptiles similar in how they begin their lives?
They both start out as eggs.
What type of life cycle do amphibians go through?
Metamorphosis
What types of things need to be in an animals habitat?
Food, protection, a place for young to grow.
Which is more athletic; a frog or a toad?
How do amphibians help our environment?
Amphibians are prey for larger animals. food source for larger animals. They eat insects that are damaging to crops or gardens.
How are amphibians and mammals different?
A wide variety of reasons. Could include eggs vs. live birth, no metamorphosis, amphibians are cold blooded and so on.
What is unique about frogs tongues and their saliva?
Their tongue is at the front of their mouth and rolls back inwards once it catches an insect. Their spit is sticky like honey.
What are two ways amphibians may avoid their predators?
Camouflage, bright colors to warn them, fake eyes on their back to make them appear bigger
When can you tell the difference between frogs and toads?
As eggs and adults
What animals do amphibians eat to help keep them from overpopulation?
Insects
What is the predator/prey relationship?
The predator eats the prey, and the prey tries to hide from the predator.
What are three types of amphibians?
Frog, toad, newt, salamander, caecilian
What is an ecosystem?
How do amphibians breathe when they are tadpoles? As adults?
They have gills when they are tadpoles and most develop lungs as adults.
What animals eat amphibians to help keep the amphibian population under control?
Birds, snakes, lizards, fish
Which is a bioindicator? Lizard, frog, algae, or tree?
A frog and some algae