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Frogs use the muscles of their eyes and pull their eyeballs down which pushes the pray down. The tongue is rather used for catching and holding the pray. Tongueless frogs (Pipidae) push their food in their mouth with there front legs. This looks strange, as the frogs 'eats with his hands'.
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How do tree frogs use photosynthesis?
They use photosynthesis by eating the bugs that are feeding off of the tree that uses photsynthesis to make food for the bugs.
Which structures break down food and release energy?
Mitochondria break down food and release energy.
What are an organism that obtains energy from the food it consumes?
Heterotrophs. For example: fish and frogs.
Which organelle breaks down food into molecules it can use?
the mitochondrion
The process all living things use to break down food using oxygen from food in a process called?
Digestive system
How do frogs use their teeth if not to chew food?
The position of their teeth allows them to hold down their prey in their mouth so they can break it down with their saliva, then push the food down the esophagus with their eyes. This is because frogs can't chew or swallow their food, so they have to push it down their throat, and have it broken down in their mouth.
Why do frogs have no teeth?
Frogs swallow their food whole so teeth are an unnecessary burden and have been dismissed. ---- Actually, frogs do have teeth. They are carnivores and, not only do they catch and eat insects, but they even catch tiny mammals such as bats. However, frogs do not use their teeth for chewing, but for gripping the food. Frogs' eyes actually push down into their heads to help with the swallowing process.
How does the food move down the esophagus?
The food moves in the food pipe because muscles push it down into the stomach.
How do tree frogs eat?
They eat by first spotting food then leaping at it and snatching it in their mouths (unlike other frogs they do not use their tongues) and shoving the food straight down their gullet whole, with the help of their little hands to help shove it down.
How do Green tree frogs eat?
They eat by first spotting food then leaping at it and snatching it in their mouths (unlike other frogs they do not use their tongues) and shoving the food straight down their gullet whole, with the help of their little hands to help shove it down.
How do frogs retract their eyes?
It's not so much as how they retract their eyes (im pretty sure they use muscles for that) as to what the eye retraction actually does. Frogs actually retract their eyes in order to swallow. Their eyes get pulled into the sockets and bulge in the top of their mouths, which helps them swallow. It is strange, but true. XD
Do frogs use their eyeballs to chew their food?
no
What do frogs use to create food?
Ther legs
Where and how do frogs finds its food?
Frogs all use sight, and strike at their prey usually by ambush.
How do frogs see?
A frog's eyes are on top of its head and this gives it a field of vision that's nearly 180 degrees. Its eyes also help the frog push food down its throat. This happens because when a frog swallows, the movement causes its eyes to be pulled down into the roof of its mouth. Frogs have fantastic night vision. Some functions of a frog's eye are: 1. To see danger 2. To find prey/ mostly insects 3. To swallow food by pushing down on the prey (the frog is able to do this because the frog's eyes are connected to the roof of its mouth) The purpose of a frogs eye is to hunt food and escape enemies with excellent night vision at night, and during day, If they are hunting. Frogs use their eyes to catch prey, or in general, to see things.
What organs and muscles does a frog use to catch and digest its food?
they use their tongue to catch the food, they use their mouth to chew it, they use their eyes to push the food down it's throat, their esophogus to swallow and their food, their pancreas to produce digestive enzymes and their stomach as a place to digest it.
What muscles do frogs use to catch eat and digest its food?
tounge
