The Life Cycle of a Frog

Which comes first in the frog's life cycle?

• A. frogs

• B. tadpoles

• C. eggs

• D. fish

Before a tadpole grows lungs it

• A. breathes through gills.

• B. breathes through its skin.

• C. breathes through its nose.

• D. doesn't need to breathe.

After a frog grows legs

• A. its tail disappears.

• B. it can go onto land.

• C. it is no longer a tadpole.

• D. All of the above.

The full cycle is completed in

• A. a year.

• B. 12 weeks.

• C. 5 weeks.

• D. 10 days.

After about five weeks, the tadpole's

• hatches from the egg

• a full-grown adult.

• gills disappear, and it grows lungs.

After about 10 days, a tadpole_________________________

• grows legs, and its tail disappears

• begins life as a tiny egg

• hatches from the egg. It breathes using gills and moves like a fish.

In about one year, ________________________

• the young frog grows legs

• a tadpole hatches from the egg.

• the frog is a full-grown adult

A frog begins life as a tiny egg, usually ________________

• in the desert

• in the sea

• in or near water.

• in a dry space