Amazing frogs!

According to the text, why are the Amazon Horned Frog tadpoles so unique?

• When they hatch they are small frogs

• They are born with gills like a fish

• They are predatory from the start

• They have strong tails to swim in fast moving streams

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 Based on the text, what might be the diet of an Amazon Horned Frog?

• Mice

• Insects

• Ants

• All the above

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How are the horned frog’s pointy brows (horns) beneficial to its survival in the environment? Choose the BEST answer.

• They help the horned frog  blend in with the leaves on the ground on the forest floor

• They help the horned frog wait for its prey

• They help the horned frog eat mice and rats

• They help the horned frog grow up to 8 inches

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From the bolded print text feature, the reader can conclude that…

• Amazon horned frogs aren’t picky eaters

• They ambush their prey by sitting quietly

• Amazon horned frogs are voracious carnivores

• Both a and d are correct

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Which information can be found in a text box located on page 20?

• Male horned frogs are slightly smaller than females

• Horned frogs have big fleshy horns above their eyes

• The Amazon horned frog will sometimes attack people when defending itself

• Female horned frogs lay up to 1,000 eggs

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Where do glass frogs live?

• In the water

• In the leaves on the forest floor

• In the leaves in the rainforest canopy 

What adaptation does a glass frog tadpole have to help it survive? 

• Power tails to help them swim

• Tiny, round-ended toes to hang on leaves

• A see through body to keep it safe from predators 

When does the glass frog come down from the canopy?

• To eat

• To lay eggs

• To find a mate

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In what text feature can you learn how big the glass frog is?

• The middle photograph and text box - pg 33

• The hand and frog illustration - pg 32

• The large photograph - pg 32

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What information can you learn about the glass frog from the middle photograph and caption on page 33?

• The glass frog has a see-through body

• The glass frog is 1-3 inches

• The male frog protects the eggs

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