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Do most salamander larvae lose their lungs during metamorphosis?
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How do you know a salamander is a amphibian?
They have a larval and adult life, have moist skin, larvae have gills while adults have lungs, and they perform amplexus to mate.
How do amphibian hatch?
In most species Amphibians hatch as aquatic larvae with gills and then undergo metamorphosis into four-legged terrestrial adults with lungs for breathing air.
Do salamander breath with lungs?
yes they have lungs to breathe
How does an amphibian's method of obtaining oxygen usually change during metamorphosis?
They grow lungs, and lose their gills.
How does an amphibians method of obtaining oxygen usually change during metamorphosis's?
They grow lungs, and lose their gills.
Do frogs have gills as a baby?
Frogs undergo a process called metamorphosis, during which they transition from aquatic larvae to terrestrial adults. Frog eggs are typically laid in water, and the larvae, known as tadpoles, hatch from these eggs. Tadpoles have gills, which they use to extract oxygen from the water. As tadpoles grow and develop, they also have a tail and lack limbs. During metamorphosis, various changes occur. One of the most significant changes is the development of lungs. As the tadpole grows, its gills start to regress, and lungs begin to form. Limb buds also develop, which will eventually grow into the frog's legs. The tadpole's tail is reabsorbed, and its digestive system undergoes modifications to accommodate an adult frog's diet. Once metamorphosis is complete, the tadpole has transformed into a froglet, resembling a miniature version of the adult frog. At this stage, the froglet has both lungs and functional legs for life on land. So, while tadpoles have gills as aquatic larvae, they lose them during metamorphosis as they transition into adult frogs.
How must a tadpole's body change to live on land as a frog?
Amphibian larvae use gills to obtain oxygen from the water they live in, then during metamorphosis, most amphibians lose their gills, and grow lungs.
What important step comes between stage 3 and stage 4 of a salamander?
the stage is the salamander develops working lungs
What breathes through the use of lungs skin and mouth lining?
the salamander.
Do snakes breathe with lungs or gills?
Only underwater snakes do. Not land snakes.
What is a change that occurs during amphibian in metamorphosis?
In the early stages of development, amphibians live in the water they breathe with gills as an adult an amphibian lives on land and uses lungs to breathe.
Why is the axoloti such an unusual salamander?
These salamanders lack iodide in their system and therefor unable to grow lungs
