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THE LIFE CYCLE OF A FROG
Frogs are small animals belonging to a group called vertebrates (animals with backbones). ... This means that they live part of their life in water and the other part of it on land. The word amphibian comes from 2 Greek words, "amphi" which means "both" and "bios" which means "life". ... This means that a frog’s body temperature is the same as the surrounding temperature. ... They are used to prop the frog up when it sits. There are six stages to the life cycle of a frog:
1. ... Young Frog, or Froglet
6. Frog
Figure 1 - The Life Cycle of a Frog
MATING
When Frogs mate, the male frog tends to clasp the female underneath in an embrace called amplexus as shown in figure 2. ... While in the amplexus, the male frog releases the spermatozoa as the eggs are laid; thus fertilization is external. ... For example, the Coast foam-nest tree frog, actually mate in tree branches overlooking static bonds and streams. ...
Life starts right as the central yolk splits in two. ...
Frogs tend to lay many eggs because there are many hazards between fertilization and being a full-grown frog. ...
After about 9 weeks, the tadpole looks more like a teeny frog with a really long tail. ...
Figure 5 - Process from Tadpole to Tadpole with legs
YOUNG FROG OR FROGLET
By 12 weeks, the tadpole has only a teeny tail stub and looks like a miniature version of the adult frog.
Approximate Word count = 1087
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