Frogs and Their Life Cycle

Frogs and Their Life Cycle

A frog’s life begins in water. Female frogs lay eggs in ponds, rivers, or even puddles. These eggs are covered in a jelly-like substance that protects them. The eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles, which look like fish with long tails and no legs. Tadpoles breathe through special gills and live underwater. Hope you will like it. You can download this book (PDF) with the link given at the end of the lesson.

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Frogs and Their Life Cycle

Frog sitting on the lotus leaf in lake

Frogs lay their eggs in calm or still water.

frog eggs float on the water

These eggs float on the surface of the water.

Frog Eggs

Some of the eggs do not survive, but others hatch.

baby frog develop a tail

After some time, the baby frogs develop a tail.

they look like a fish

They look like a fish.

tadpoles

They are called Tadpoles.

tadpoles feed on the yolk of the egg

In the initial days, tadpoles feed on the yolk of the egg.

tadpoles can swim

After a few days, the tadpole can swim and eat algae.

tadpoles develop teeth to chew food

Gradually, the tadpole develops teeth to chew food.

Tadpoles shed their skin and develop back legs and jaws.

As they grow, they shed their skin and develop back legs and jaws.

tadpoles develop front legs and lungs

Then the tadpoles develop front legs and lungs, then it begin to look more like a frog and less like a fish.

Tadpoles fully develop their legs & they become froglets

Once tadpoles fully develop their legs, they become froglets. A froglet is a young frog

 

tail disappears completely

After a few weeks, the tail disappears completely. The hands and feet become stronger and longer.

Fully-grown adult frog

And it becomes a fully-grown adult frog

Adult frogs live together in groups called colonies.

Adult frogs live together in groups called colonies.

frog mate and return to the water to lay their eggs

They mate and return to the water to lay their eggs.

next generation of frogs

This is how the next generation of frogs comes into existence.

Life cycle of a frog

Eggs -> Tadpole -> Tadpole with back legs -> Tadpole with both front and back legs -> Froglet/ young frog -> adult frog

MCQs based on the lifecycle

1. What is the life cycle of a frog called?

a) Froglet cycle
b) Tadpole cycle
c) Frog cycle
d) Pollywog cycle

 

2. Where do frogs lay their eggs?

a) On land
b) In nests
c) In burrows
d) In water

 

3. How do frog eggs develop?

a) By hatching into fully formed frogs
b) By growing into tadpoles
c) By splitting into multiple eggs
d) By floating on the water’s surface

 

4. What do tadpoles eat?

a) Insects
b) Algae
c) Other tadpoles
d) Fish

 

5. What is the process of a tadpole turning into a frog called?

a) Metamorphosis
b) Evolution
c) Froglets
d) Reproduction

 

6. How do adult frogs breathe?

a) Through their skin
b) Through their gills
c) Through their lungs
d) They don’t need to breathe

 

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