Digi-Frog Dissection

 

Please answer the following questions.  Be sure to explain your answers.

 

1. What is special about the structure of a frog’s feet?            ________________________

 

2. How does this structure benefit frogs?

 

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3. Why is patterned skin beneficial for frogs?  Be sure to explain about the skin on the top and bottom of the frog.

 

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4. What is an easy way to tell the difference between a male and female frog?  How does

this help distinguish between the two?

 

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5. What sensory organs are found on the head?

 

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6.  What is the scientific name for a frog's ear?  Where else is this name used?

 

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7.  Where is the frog's tongue attached?  Why might it be attached there?

 

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8.  How many chambers are in a frog's heart?   Please name them.  How do they differ?

 

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9. What are sections of the liver called?  

 

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10.  What thin sac is located under the liver?  What is its function?

 

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  1. What do we call the folds in a frog's stomach?  Why might the frog need these folds?

 

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  1.  What is a niche?

 

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