The fat bodies store nutrients for the frog. They would be small because the frog would have used many of the nutrients while it was hibernating.. 6. Structures of an animal’s body that fit it for its environment are adaptations. How do the frog’s powerful hind legs help it to fit into a life both in water and on
3. On a frog, which set of legs will grow in first? a. front legs b. hind legs (back legs) c. they have no legs 4. When frogs start to grow bigger, what happens? a. their tail shrinks b. they swim in water c. their eyes disappear 5.
Their lungs lie across the arched ribs along the full length of their vertebra, almost to their anus, instead of along its rib cage (ventral) like most mammals. This helps with buoyancy and balance. Each long, wide but thin lung has its own cavity with its own diaphragm. Scientists don't know if they can function independently, but they do know that manatees can have a severe infection in one lung and be healthy in the other lung. This helps with buoyancy and balance.
What are the 2 main organs of the respiratory system in a frog? (1 pt) Lungs and skin Circulatory System 15. What is the function of the circulatory system in frogs and humans? (1 pt) Provides a way to move blood throughout the body 16. What are the smallest vessels in the body?
They have a pretty wide toleration for the water that they live in, even though they prefer a cooler more alkaline water in the in the 7.5-8.5 range with temperatures between 65-77 F(Ball). If the water pH strays to far from the preferred range, calcium deficiency could result and affect the molting of crayfish. Crayfish are omnivores, as they eat both meat and plants. They aren’t very picky in their diet. They eat
Other features Shubin said evolved are the abilities of sight, smelling, and hearing. Just like today, we use different opsins to see in color than we do in black in white. Colored vision was not something found in any animal, until the gene in a mammal from millions of years ago duplicated and the copies specialized for different light sources instead of just black and white. Neil’s believes colored vision is in relation with the plants of the earth, and how it may have enabled creatures such as monkey’s tell the difference between types of fruits and leaves. All in all, Your Inner Fish was not my favorite book due to its dryness,
9. The other two anatomically significant parts of the body would be the foot and the pelvis. Cerebral primacy has to do with the size of the brain and the ability to walk up right. 10. “Lucy” fits into the Cerebral Primacy hypothesis because she walked up-right but had a small brain.
The frontal lobe makes humans much more advanced than other mammals. The sheep brain does not have as many ridges, elongated in shape, horizontally placed, has a smaller cerebellum, and larger olfactory bulb for smell. Humans use other senses such as vision and hearing more prominently than seeing. Sheep also have a larger pineal gland which is responsible for controlling reproduction and circadian
Females who weigh around 230 g are much larger than males who weigh only about 41 g. Females also occupy a brighter tone of red and orange, with a pale undersurface. Because of their unique colour, predators perceive the Tomato Frog as toxic, a beneficial attribute to these frogs. Also, these frogs secrete a white substance from their skin to avert predators. However, this substance can trigger an allergic reaction in humans. Fully grown tomato frogs feed on small invertebrates and when under attack can enlarge themselves, appearing larger in
These types of glands are simple alveolar glands that are found all over the body except for areas likes the palms and soles. They are found to be quite small on the body trunk yet large on areas like the face, neck and upper chest. These glands secrete sebum which is an oily secretion. The central cells of the alveoli accumulate only lipids until they become so engorged that they burst which makes the sebaceous gland a holocrine gland. Sebum is secreted into areas like the hair follicles or the pores on the skin surface.