Tale of a Tadpole Activity

1.  When winter winds whistle, what do frogs do?

• a. They stay warm by living in sand nests they have dug beside streams.

• b. They sleep in the soft mud at the bottom of the pond.

• c. They find and stay in holes that other animals have made.

• d. They hide in reeds along the water’s edge until summer comes.

2.  During the summer, tadpoles eat _______.

• a. floating bugs

• b. water plants

• c. worms

• d. tiny crabs

What happens after the tadpoles awake in the spring?

• a. Fins grow on their backs.

• b. Their ears open up, allowing them to hear.

• c. They develop gills for breathing.

• d. Tiny, hind legs begin to sprout.

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4.  After the tadpoles become frogs they can _____.

• a. breathe underwater.

• b. move their eyes separately in two different directions.

• c. rest on lily pads and leap onto land.

• d. use their claws to dig for roots and worms.

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How does the tadpole’s brown, speckled color help them in the fall when the pond is  

     full of leaves?

• a. The tadpoles blend in and can hide from predators.

• b. It’s easier for them to sneak up on the leaves and eat them.

• c. Tadpoles swim faster when they have speckles.

• d. Tadpoles like to be decorated in fall colors.

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How do tadpoles avoid predators?

• a. They swim to the weeds and hide.

• b. They turn brown and hide in the mud.

• c. They hide behind their mother.

• d. They “play dead.”

In the winter, the tadpoles and frogs burrow into the mud and sleep all winter. This  

     is called ___________  .

• a. pollination

• b. competition

• c. hibernation

• d. celebration