life cycle of a frog compiled by angel van horn rcoe, the copernicus project

Life Cycle of a FrogLife Cycle of a Frog

Compiled by Angel Van HornRCOE, The Copernicus Project

MetamorphosisMetamorphosis•Metamorphosis is the changes that a frog goes through during its life cycle.

•There are four main stages in the life cycle of a frog.

•Frogs have a life cycle with two parts, living in water as tadpoles and on land as adults.

EggEgg• The first stage in

the life cycle of the frog is the egg.

• A frog lays many eggs at one time.

• The eggs are covered with a jellylike coating.

Frog EggsFrog Eggs

Eggs in a PondEggs in a Pond

TadpoleTadpole•The second stage of the frog

life cycle is the tadpole.

•Hatched tadpoles have gills for breathing in the water.

•They have a tail, but no legs.

As a As a tadpoletadpole grows, grows, lungslungs

begin to form.begin to form.

FrogletFroglet•The next stage of the frog life cycle is the froglet.

•These legs help the frog on land.

Adult FrogAdult Frog•Once the lungs form and begin to work, the gills and tail disappear.

The adult The adult frogfrog is now is now ready to live on land.ready to live on land.

Frog RiddlesFrog Riddles

Q:  Why are frogs always happy? A: Because they always eat what bugs them!

Q: What kind of frog do you find on a farm?A: A bullfrog!

More Frogs!More Frogs!

What is the What is the first stage of first stage of the frog life the frog life

cycle?cycle?

The first stage of the frog life cycle is the egg.

What is the What is the next stage of next stage of the frog life the frog life

cycle?cycle?

The next stage of the frog life cycle is the tadpole.

What is the What is the last stage of last stage of the frog life the frog life

cycle?cycle?

The last stage of the frog life cycle is the adult frog.

Ribbit! ResourcesRibbit! Resources• http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~mhasan/cuin3113/tips/frogcycle.ppt

http://bogglesworldesl.com/files7/froglifecycleactivity.doc• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/frog-cycle.ppt • http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552464/Frog_(animal).html• Images provided by Google Image Search.