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must the legs of frogs be longer than the arms

The frog's powerful hind legs are adapted for both swimming and leaping. The str
ong extensor muscles of the thigh contract, extending the limb and thrusting the
foot against the ground or against the water. The thrust is transmitted through
the body of the frog by the pelvic girdle and the spine so that the whole anima
l is pushed forward. In the water the webbed hind feet provide a greater surface
area for pushing backwards on the water. The smaller fore-limbs help to steer w
hen the frog is swimming and absorb the shock of landing after a jump on land. O
n moving from water to land or over rough ground the frog will crawl rather than
leap.
Compare your teeth with the teeth...
Differences:
Human teeth are around basically the whole jaw, they protrude enough to see, the
y are used for grabbing and chewing, and there are multiple different sets of te
eth...
And frogs have Vomerine teeth on the roof of their mouth that we don't have [a g
ood equivalent to].
There really isn't much in common with them at all - frogs' teeth are only used
to hold something in place or something, as they usually always just swallow the
ir prey whole - and we use our teeth for all functions, including chewing things
up, which frogs don't have the capacity to do.
Compare tongue
the frog's tongue is attached to the front of the mouth whereas the human tongue
is attached in the back of the mouth. the frog's tongue is also covered in a st
icky substance to help to hold on to the insects that it catches.
Buccal Respiration - mouth
o When the frog floats on the surface of water or while resting on land they res
pire through the buccal cavity.
o Atmospheric air is sucked in through the nasal openings when the floor of bucc
al cavity is lowered.
o In the same manner the air is send out when the cavity rises.
o The alternate lowering and rising of the buccal cavity, buccal respiration is
bought about.
o The buccal respiratory system of the frog accounts for 5% of the oxygen intake
.
why and how do frogs croak
FULL ANSWER
Every species of frog has a distinctive call. This allows males and females of t
he same species to find each other, breed and produce viable offspring. In fact,
some frog species are visually identical, and they were thought to be a single
species until their calls were analyzed, indicating that two species were masque
rading as one. Sometimes, an over-anxious male grabs another male and attempts t
o breed with him. When this happens, the male mistaken for a female then produce
s something called a release call. Release calls instruct the mounting frog that
he has mistakenly grabbed an inappropriate mate. Some frogs also make vocalizat
ions when they are grabbed by a predator. This is called a predator call, and bo
th sexes are capable of producing these sounds. Such sounds are thought to start
le the predator, or in the case of snakes and other animals that cannot hear, at
tract secondary predators. These secondary predators may attack the primary pred
ator, allowing the frog to escape.

what is the significance of the frog's skin in gas exchange


The frog's first respiratory surface is the skin:
Frogs can breathe through their skin while they are in wet places. They can also
exchange gases between the blood vessels in it, and with its outer environment.
There are also mucus glands in the skin, these keep the skin moist. Their skin
absorbs a lot of dissolved oxygen from the surrounding atmoshpere.

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