JUMP-N-JIVE | I GOT A FROG IN MY THROAT | FROGGY WENT A'COURTING | ORDER OF FROGS LEGS, PLEASE | JUMPIN JACK FLASH |
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What is the liver
This 3-lobed organ takes up the most space in the body cavity of the frog.
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What is a herpetologist
Studying amphibians and reptiles means you are this kind of scientist
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What is a sticky, adhesive, secretion
These tiny round-body frogs secrete this in order to assist with mating
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What is Antarctica
Amphibians are found on ever continent in the world except this one
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What is cold-blooded
This is the common term for being ectothermic like an amphibian
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What is the heart
With only 3 chambers, this organ keeps the frog pumping
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What is herpes
This latin root word meaning to creep or crawl and used to describe amphibians was also used to describe a skin condition called shingles
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What is a vocal sac
Adult males use this to sing to the females when looking for a mate
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What is 4 years
Amphibian adult hood can take up to this many years to achieve.
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What is tadpole
This stage of the frog development is called a term meaning "toad head" or is called "polliwog' meaning body wiggle
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What is Order Anura
This amphibian order is the largest of them all with over 5,000 species
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What is Amphibios
This Greek root word means "two lives"
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What is a shell
Because non-amniote amphibian eggs don't have one of these, they would dry out if not kept in water
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What are gills, lungs, skin
Using these 3 organs, frogs can breathe both in and out of water over its lifetime
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What is 4
Tetrapods have this many legs
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What is the Family Dendrobatidae
This amphibian family contains the poison dart frogs
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What is a metamorphosis
This change of life word isn't reserved strictly for butterflies.
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What is external fertilization
This type of fertilization occurs OUTSIDE the froggy body
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What is a carnivore
Starting life as cute little vegetarians, a frog's tastes change into this type of eater
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What are poison glands
These glands, present in ALL amphibians, are used for defense
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What is Amphiumidae
This common name for 3 species in the Family Amphiumidae is named for their number of toes
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What is the Cryptobranidae Family
These "hell-benders" from the Order Caudata are more scientifically known as the what Family
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What is the order Gymnophiona
The salamander in this order is the only amphibian to give birth to live babies
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What is Order Caudata
This Order of Amphibians contains the majority of newts & salamanders
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What is Estivation
Hibernation is biologically shutting down for the winter. This word is used is used for biologically shutting down during hot, dry conditions
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