Quiz on
Frogs
written by
Gail Gibbons
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| 1. | What is a floating clump of eggs called? | Frog spawn | Frog peanut butter |
| 2. | What do the baby frog embryos eat while in the egg? | Their own egg yolks | Small green plants |
| 3. | What is the name of a frog baby? | Caterpillars | Tadpoles |
| 4. | What do baby tadpoles eat? | Tiny plants called algae | Snails |
| 5. | How do baby tadpoles younger than one month breathe? | Through feathery outside gills | Tiny lungs |
| 6. | What are the bulges at the base of the tail of one month old tadpoles? | Extra stomachs | Hind frog legs growing |
| 7. | A tadpole is a vegetarian. What does a vegetarian eat? | Eats only meat | Eats only plants |
| 8. | How old are tadpoles when they have hind legs and bulges behind their heads? | Two months | Two weeks |
| 9. | What are the bulges behind the heads of two month old tadpoles? | Front frog legs growing | Larger ears |
| 10. | As the tadpoles grow what becomes smaller? | Their tails | Their eyes |
| 11. | How old is the tadpole when it has front and back legs and the wide mouth of a frog? | Three weeks | Three months |
| 12. | What do the tadpoles become? | Tiny frogs | Lizards |
| 13. | What do frogs eat? | Insects and worms | Grass |
| 14. | A frog is an amphibian. What is an amphibian? | An animal that can live on land or in the water. | An animal that can live on land or in a tree. |
| 15. | Frogs are cold blooded. What does that mean? | Their inside body temperature is colder than the outside temperature. | Their inside body temperature is about the same as the outside temperature. |
| 16. | What do frogs use to catch food? | Their tongues | Their tails |
| 17. | How far can most frogs jump? | Two times their body length | Ten times their body length |
| 18. | Why do some frogs use camouflage? | To find a mate | To hide them from their enemies |
| 19. | What do frogs do during cold winters? | Go to sleep or hibernate | Grow an extra layer of skin |
| 20. | What are frogs when they come out of hibernation? | Healthy and hungry | Fat and lazy |
| 21. | What do you call a person who studies frogs? | Frogologist | Herpetologist |
| 22. | About how many different kinds of frogs are there? | 380 | 3800 |
| 23. | How do frogs play an important role in the balance of nature? | They help keep insects under control and are food for other animals. | They are fun to watch. |
| 24. | What is special about the skin of a glass frog? | Its skin is made of glass . | You can see thorugh the skin to its insides. |
| 25. | How long have frogs lived on our planet? | 230 million years | 230 billion years |
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