0
Frog spawn has a high mortality rate because of predators and other factors. Therefore the more offspring the frogs have, the greater the chance the offspring have of reaching maturity and continuing the species.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 16y agoDucks, frogs, and mice produce a large number of offspring because they are all prey animals. They need to produce more, because more of them get eaten. So having more offspring means more will be able to survive. That's how they keep up their population in the world. Ducks, frogs, and mice produce a large number of offspring because they are all prey animals. They need to produce more, because more of them get eaten. So having more offspring means more will be able to survive. That's how they keep up their population in the world.
Wiki User
∙ 16y agoMany animals and insects do this because the vast majority of the fertilized eggs will never live to become a mature adult.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThey produce many offspring because many will get eaten or killed by predators. As tadpoles, they don't have many defenses.
To compensate for loss, many eggs are laid.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Where is the urinary bladder located in a frog?
The frog's urinary bladder is located in the lowest part of the body cavity.
How many cells would be in the developing frog after four divisions?
16. The number doubles at each division.
What is the name of the movement of frog?
The movement of a frog is a jump, that is where the idea for the Calavares frog jumping contest came from.
What is the difference between the frog skin and human skin?
Humans have large ears that stick out (the sticking out part is called the pinna.) Frogs have small disk-hole things on the sides of their heads. Another difference is frogs only have one bone in their ear.
What are ten differences between a human skeleton and a frog skeleton?
1. The frog's pelvic girdle is tilted laterally to accomodate rearward extension of the legs. 2. The frog's phalanges are significantly longer relative to the metacarpal and metatarsal bones. 3. The frog's vertebral column lacks the cervical and lumbar curvatures. 4. The frog's skull has a foramen magnum shifted further back. 5. The frog's distal limbs do not have opposable thumbs. 6. The frog's pectoral girdle is much sturdier. 7. The frog's teeth are sharp and pointed. 8. The frog's carpals are rotated inwards. 9. The frog's eye orbit is significantly larger. 10. The frog's tibia and fibula are fused.
Do frog internal or external fertilization?
The frogs have external fertilisation. The male gamete (sperm ) & female gamete (ovum ) is released outside the body of female. Gametes are released in large number to assure the fertilisation of at least few eggs.A Frog does it externally
A frog has 20 chorosomes in each cell .how many chorosomes does the frog have in its gametes?
Depends on how many gametes there are. A gamete is simply a reproductive cell. An egg in a female, and a sperm in a male.
What is a large frog called?
a large frog is called a bull frog
Do frogs have external or internal fertilization?
The frogs have external fertilisation. The male gamete (sperm ) & female gamete (ovum ) is released outside the body of female. Gametes are released in large number to assure the fertilisation of at least few eggs.A Frog does it externally
What is the function of a teste in a frog?
To produce spermthe function of the testes in a frog is to produce sprem.. to produce spermProduction of sperms .to produce sperm
What animal has 10 chromosomes in one of its gametes?
its either a dog frog corn or human i think it is a dog
Why do frog and turtle lay a large number of eggs each time?
To make more babies
Who has the longer large intestine frog or mans?
frog.
Where does a frog produce its eggs?
In the water.
In a frog what does the liver produce and secrete?
In a frog, the liver produces and secretes bile.
Where should you put a baby frog?
put it by another large frog
Can you mix a leopard frog with a tree frog?
I did and they were fine. If the Leopard frog is very large and the tree frog is very small you have the chance of losing your tree frog.
