Frog Life Cycle Assessment

True or False? A frog begins its life cycle looking like a normal frog.

• TRUE!

• FALSE!

Answer explanation

A frog begins it's life cycle as a clear, tiny egg. Inside the egg, the embryo develops.

True or False? An amphibian is an animal that lives in the water AND on land.

• TRUE!

• FALSE!

Answer explanation

TRUE! An amphibian is a cold-blooded animal that lives on land AND in the water.

Which comes FIRST in the frog's life cycle?

• The mama frog lays her eggs.

• The froglet jumps out of the water.

• The tadpole swims and eats algae.

• The tadpole grows its back legs.

Answer explanation

First, the mama frog chooses a safe place in the water to lay her eggs. All frogs begin there lives inside an egg.

Which stage comes SECOND in a frog's life cycle?

• The froglet grows lungs and can breathe air.

• The tadpole hatches from the egg.

• The tadpole grows its front legs.

• The froglet loses its tail.

Answer explanation

Tadpoles hatch from their eggs, and use their long tails to swim. They look and behave like a fish!

When does the frog lose its tail?

• When its hatches from the egg.

• When it's an adult frog.

• When it is a froglet.

• Never. The frog always keeps its tail.

Answer explanation

A frog loses its tail after it begins hopping around on land. The frog can now swim in the water and explore the land around the pond. It no longer needs its tail to swim.

At what stage is a frog considered a froglet?

• When it loses its tail.

• After it hatches from its egg.

• When it grows its back legs.

• When it grows all four legs and begins to develop lungs.

Answer explanation

A froglet has all four legs, a tail, and is developing lungs to breathe air on land. It still swims in the water, but will begin to explore the land soon!

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about tadpoles?

• Tadpoles have long tails that help them swim underwater.

• Tadpoles have gills, like fish, to breathe underwater.

• Tadpoles have lungs which allow them to breathe air.

• A tadpole grows its back legs first, then its front legs.

Answer explanation

A tadpole has a long tail and uses gills to breathe underwater, just like a fish. It first grows its back legs, then it will grow two front legs.