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because it requires the amino acids and protein stored in the tail in order to cause the change in the body of the frog to grow legs. Frogs grow legs because they need them for reproduction later in life on land.
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Adult frogs used these to move around instead of a tail?
legs
How long does it take for a tadpole to grow legs?
The legs start sprouting at 6 - 9 weeks, and most look like tiny frogs at 12 weeks when the tail falls off.
Do tadpoles grow front legs first?
Tadpoles first grow hind legs and then front legs. the hind leg appear right where the tail starts
Why is a fish losing its tail?
Actually, I believe, they don't so much "lose" their tail as they have their tale recede. As a tadpole grows it grows it's legs, then the tail gets shorter and shorter till it is nonexistent.
When is a frog like fish?
frogspawn turns into tadpoles which eventually turn into frogs.
Why do Frogspawn have to stay in the water?
Frogs begin life as tadpoles, which have gills, so they must stay in water to breathe.As they grow into frogs, they lose the gills and grow legs, the tail is absorbed, and they begin to breathe air through developing lungs.
Do Frog have tails?
When most frogs hatch they have a tail. They are called tadpoles or polywogs. As they mature they lose the tail and grow front and back legs.
Do frogs grow back legs?
No. As a tadpole a frog can regrow its tail if it is damaged. But they lose this power of regeneration of limbs as they mature into frogs. It is a myth that they can regrow legs.
What process do frogs undergo that physicaly changes them from a tadpole to an adult tetrapod?
Metamorphosis. The back legs grow, then the front legs. The tail then disappears and you have a froglett.
Adult frogs used these to move around instead of a tail?
legs
What is absorbed at the end of frog metamorphosis?
The tail, if one is speaking of the frogs body only.
What is cycle of frog?
First, adult frogs reproduce sexually. Next, eggs are fertilized outside the females body. Then, the tadpoles hatch. After that, they develop hind and front legs. Last, the tail is absorbed, and development is complete.
Do newts have gills?
yes, like any regular lizard, newts have webbed feet.
Why do tadpoles lose their tails when they grow up?
they don't really fall off, more accurately they are slowly absorbed by a frogs body as they change it gradually grows shorter until it disappears, Occasionally small frogs are found stil in development with a tiny stub of remaining tail
How long does it take for a tadpole to grow legs?
The legs start sprouting at 6 - 9 weeks, and most look like tiny frogs at 12 weeks when the tail falls off.
What meaning of shrink of frog tail?
When a tadpole develops into a frog, apart from growing legs and arms, the tail is absorbed into the frog's body.
When a tadpole's leg begins to appear and the tail disappears what is happening to the tadpole?
It is beginning the process known as 'metamorphosis' - the tail is absorbed, and the legs start to grow. At the same time, the tadpoles gills are changed into lungs - in preparation for a semi-aquatic life.
