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When an amphibian is a larva, it will have gills. As it matures into the adult stage, it will develop lungs.
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Do amphibians breathe lungs or gills?
A amphibian has neither lungs or gills
Amphibian lungs don't have to be as efficient as gills because?
Amphibian lungs do not have to be as efficient as gills because there is much more oxygen in air than in water.
When an amphibian is an adult does it have lungs or gills?
Most amphibians grow out of their gills before adulthood.
A type of amphibian that begins life with gills and grows up to have lungs?
Frogs and toads have gills as tadpoles, and lungs as adults.
What are three traits that characterize the frog as an amphibian?
gills, lungs, and permeable skin
What are the structures of an amphibian respiratory system?
They have four: Gills, lungs, tongue, and skin.
How do amphibious animal respire?
lung, skin and gills. by dinesh singh bhadouria
What type of animals begin life with gills but later grow lungs?
Many frogs and salamanders start their lives with gills, but when they grow they develop lungs.
How does an amphibian's method of obtaining oxygen usually change during metamorphosis?
They grow lungs, and lose their gills.
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.
Do amphibian have gills or lungs?
Amphibians are tricky. Some - like frogs and toads - start out using gills when they're tadpoles and switch over to lungs as they mature. There's a salamander that has the option to choose depending on water level whether to keep the gills or to develop lungs as it matures. Some are so good at absorbing oxygen through their skin that they can stay submerged indefinitely even without gills.
What organs help young amphibians use to breathe?
no because adult amphibians is breathe from lungs and young amphibian breathe through gills by:magno,jhon christopher
