Amphibian Alert - Journeys Gr 4 #27

Amphibians live in

• oceans and rivers

• swamps and ponds

• restaurants and factories

• fields and mountains

Why do adult amphibians need clean water?

• To help them swim

• To keep them afloat

• To keep their skin moist

• To use in their cooking recipes

How do most poisonous chemicals get into swamps and rivers?

• Pesticides are washed into nearby ponds and creeks.

• Careless boaters dump their Gatorade bottles in the ocean.

• Chemicals are released when fish die.

• Chemicals are made by mixing salt and fresh water.

When did African clawed frogs start to be shipped around the world?

• 1960s

• early 1800s

• 1930s

• yesterday

What is the name of the fungus carried by the African clawed frogs?

• amphibian chytrid

• coronavirus

• African influenza

• common cold

According to the story, fire salamanders live in

• Egypt

• Australia

• Hungary

• Africa

Why are conservation groups taking in many of the threatened amphibian species?

• To keep them fed

• To sell them to zoos

• To preserve and protect them

• To count them

Amphibians live in every state of the United States.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Corroboree frogs are critically endangered, and they are being protected at the _____________________ Zoo in Australia.

• Sydney

• Brand Street

• Taronga

• Mandolina

The introduction of African clawed frogs into new areas has caused two problems. One is the deadly fungus they carry, and the other is that they are

• bigger than all the other frogs.

• hungrier than the native frogs.

• higher jumpers than the other frogs.

• more aggressive than many frogs and they eat other frogs.