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Because they can breathe through their skin and when it dries out, they would not be able to breathe.
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Amphibians are most dependent on an aquatic environment for?
Amphibians do not have the waterproof skin that amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) do. If they are not wet, they can dry out and die, especially because many types of amphibians breath partly or entirely through their skin. Amphibians also need an aquatic environment in order to breed, because their eggs and young must be in water, or they will dry up and die.
Vertebrates that have dry scaly skin are called?
amphibians
Why amphibians must lay their eggs in a moist environment?
they need the water so their sperm can swim to the eggs.
Why can't amphibians live in dry places?
Because amphibians need to be moist.
Does an amphibians have dry skin?
Toads do.
How is the skin of reptiles and amphibians similar?
Reptiles: Dry, scaly skin Amphibians: Wet, slimy skin
How are amphibians different from repetiles?
Reptiles live on dry land; amphibians live on land as well as in water.
Is turtle ambhibian?
No a turtle is a Reptile, because amphibians have smooth skin and cannot be found without water because they would dry up and die.
Are amphibians and reptiles both slimy?
No. Most amphibians apart from newts and toads are slimy but reptiles have dry skin.
What is amphibians egg missing that will cause it to dry out easily?
A shell.
What is the inactivity of amphibians during hot dry weather?
Estivation.
Are amphibian's reptiles as well?
No amphibians are from a different family. Such as frogs. Amphibians have wet smooth skin. Reptiles have dry scaley skin.
