yes it does
enables it to swim.
A tadpole with not one leg and is legless and uses its tail to swim
TADPOLE
A tadpole's tail is primarily used for swimming and propulsion. It also aids in maintaining balance and stability in the water. As the tadpole undergoes metamorphosis into a frog or toad, the tail is eventually reabsorbed as it transforms into its adult form.
A tadpole's tail serves primarily for locomotion, allowing it to swim efficiently through water as it seeks food and avoids predators. Additionally, the tail plays a crucial role in balance and stability while swimming, helping the tadpole maneuver effectively in its aquatic environment. As the tadpole matures into a frog, the tail is gradually absorbed, reflecting its transition to a terrestrial lifestyle.
it helps it swim
the tail helps the sperm cell swim up to the egg cell
it helps it swim faster
It grows smaller as the tadpole develops. In other words, it grows into it's tail.
It helps them swim by helping them maintain their balance and if they didn't have a tail they wouldn't be able to swim which would mean they couldn't filter oxygen out of the water because they wouldn't be moving and then they would die.
Only when they are in tadpole form.
Water to swim in