Cutting Edge Science
Inside the Frog Factory
Frog on the Outside
Systems Check: Ribbit Edition
Built for the Bog
100

This tool is used to grip and hold small structures without using your hands.

Forceps (not accepting tweezers)

100

This organ allows a frog to breathe on land by exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Daily Double

Lungs

100

Part of the frog that is considered and the front.

Dorsal and Anterior 

100

This system allows frogs to breathe using both their lungs and their skin.

Respiratory System

100

This adaptation helps frogs blend into their environment to avoid predators.

Camouflage

200

This tool is used to make precise cuts during a dissection.

Daily Double

Scalpel 

200

Part of the heart that pumps blood throughout the body

Ventricle

200

What part of the frog is known as the bottom side and the back of the frog

Ventral and Posterior 

200

This body system includes the heart and blood vessels and is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients.

Circulatory System

200

This adaptation allows frogs to catch insects quickly using a long, sticky structure.
Daily Double

Stretchy Tongue 

300

These are used to hold parts of the specimen out of the way to get a clear view. 

Dissection Pins

300

These organs filter waste from the blood and help regulate water balance.

Kidney

300

Part of the frog that helps it hear

Daily Double

Tympanic membrane

300

What was the one body system that was completely removed from the frog during dissection. 

Daily Double

Digestive System

300

This powerful adaptation allows frogs to escape danger by making long jumps.

Strong Hind Legs

400

This tool is used to probe, lift, and separate tissues without cutting them.

Dissection needle/probe

400

This organ produces bile and helps break down toxins in the frog’s body.

Liver

400

Part of the frog that helps it see underwater

Nictitating membrane

400

This system removes waste from the body and helps maintain water balance.

Excretory/Urinary System

400

This skin adaptation allows frogs to absorb oxygen and moisture directly from their environment.

Skin capillaries 

500

What is the term used to describe the process of which you put unclean dissection tools with clean dissection tools?

Cross contamination

500

This organ has a dual role: it stores bile from the liver and releases it into the small intestine to aid in digestion.

Gallbladder

500

Male frogs have a certain feature that help them attract females. What is this adaptation called. 

Vocal Sacs

500
What organ in the digestive system is the main site for nutrient absorption 

Small intestine

500

What is the adaptation of the frog that helps it float underwater

Hydrostatic Lungs

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