What is an Amphibian?

Amphibians live in water in the _________ part of their life stage.

• herpetology

• pupae

• larva

• amniotic

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___________ means both land and water.

• Icthyology

• Amphibious

• Larval

• Permeable

The class Amphibia includes

• frogs, toads and salamanders

• frogs, toads and lizards.

• frogs and toads

• frogs, toads and snakes

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Amphibians are the only vertebrates to breathe through their skin which means their skin is ___________.

• scaled

• permeable

• armored

• covered in fur

The term "ectothermic" means amphibians, fish and reptiles are all

• warm blooded.

• cold blooded.

• filled with ectoplasma.

Salamanders, unlike lizards have

• scaled skin.

• all limbs the same size.

• lungs

• amniotic eggs.

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This term means amphibians are measurement of their ecosystems health :__________________________.

• ectothermic

• permeable

• fossorial

• indicator species.

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Amphibian eggs, like fish eggs are __________________.

• a)amniotic.

• b) simple and not much protective covering.

• c) laid in water or a very damp spot so as not to dry out

• both 'b' and 'c'

Amphibians are the only vertebrate class to not have any __________.

• protective skin covering like scales, fur or hair.

• eyes.

• vertebrae

• bones

The 'canary in a coal mine' saying reflects amphibians

• a) ability to live in caves.

• b) acting as an early warning system in a ecosystem.

• c) being first animals dying or sickening in a ecosystem endangered by toxins or pollution thus giving a cue to the danger.

• both 'b' and 'c'

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