Olivian Period 4

Frog Dissection Pre-lab

Directions: Search American Bullfrog and find the answers to help us prepare for dissection on
Friday.

1. Kingdom Animalia
2. Phylum Chordata
3. SubPhylum Vertebrata
4. Classification Amphibia

5. Why are frogs said to have two lives?

They live 1 life as tadpoles, another as frogs.
6. How are amphibians different from reptiles?

7. Whatare 3 adaptations that frogs have that make them amphibians?

1) They breathe through both skin and lungs. 2) They are cold-blooded. 3) They have a
3-chambered heart.
8. List two ways in which tadpoles (immature frogs) and frogs differ from each other?
1) Tadpoles are only aquatic; frogs are also terrestrial. 2) Tadpoles have gills; frogs have lungs

External Anatomy
9. Dorsal means?
On the back
10. Ventral means?
On the belly
11. Anterior means?
On the front part of the body
12. Posterior means?
On the back part of the body
13. Head means?
The part of your body with your face on it
14. Torso means?
The part of the body from the waist to the neck
15. Frog lungs are poorly developed. How does this relate to their skin being thin and moist?
Their skin is thin and moist because they also breathe through it and being thin and moist helps
that function.
16. Name 2 ways forelimbs are different than hind limbs.
1) Hind limbs are stronger and longer. 2) hind limbs are more firmly attached to the spine.
Critical Thinking Questions
17. Frogs produce a huge number of babies at one time WHY do you think this is (HINT: Finding
Nemo)?
Frogs have a large numbers of predators. With more babies, more frogs will survive.
18. The frogs tongue is anchored in the very front opposite to the orientation and anchoring of
humans. Why do you think this is so?
So they can shove their food down their throat.
Instructions for Internal Anatomy
Please label these parts. (NOT B, E, F, G, or P as they are not relevant to our studies)

Fgylfga.fdgy

A esophagus

C stomach

D pancreas

H lung

I heart

J liver

K gallbladder

L Small intestine

M Large intestine