Eyewitness: Amphibian Question sheet

1. Ancient Egyptians believed that frogs are_______________________

2. The name of the Egyptian Goddess with the head of a
frog:___________________
3. Amphibians are the _________________to the story of evolution from water to
land.
4. What does amphi bios mean?_________________________________________
5. How long is the embryonic development in the
ponds:___________________________
6. List som representatives of amphibians with
tails:_______________________________
7. What is the largest group of amphibians?
______________________________________
8. How many species do we know of?
___________________________________________
9. The size of the amphibians range from the ____________________to
_______________.
10.They can live up to 4000m snowy peaks of __________________________
11.Toads skin is cold, soft and _______________
12.Frogs are symbols of fertility and __________________
13.Their throat pulsate in order to_______________________________________
14.Can you get warts from a toad?____________________________________
15.Toads were associated with evil and witchcraft because
of__________________________
16.During leaping their eyes are closed for____________________________________
17.They jump 36 times their own length that is an equivalent to a child
jumping over_________________________________________________________
18.What is the graduation day prize in a College in Sacramento,
California:__________________
19.What was the name of Ronald Reagans frog?
_____________________________________
20.What characteristic unites all amphibians?
_________________________________________
21.The frog barometer was invented in___________________________
22.The frog barometer predicted sunny weather when the
frog___________________________
23.The frog barometer predicted rainy weather when the
frog____________________________
24.What effect has the changes of the ozone layer upon the
frogs:________________________
25.What radiation kills the frog species and cause cancer in
humans:______________________
26.What does the Cyclorama frog build to survive in desert?
____________________________________
27.What is the first meal of the Cyclorama frog when the rain
arrives____________________
28.In 19th century England people used to believe that frogs fall to earth with
the showers. Why?
_____________________________________________________________
29.How does the wax frog retain moisture?
________________________________________
30.Some males have a two part call (croaking sound) females hear only the
___________________part, while males hear the_________________________part.
31.American bull frogs are aggressive competitors listening out with ears
like__________
32.Night vision created pupil shapes
like________________________________________
33.Frogs can see colors or just black and white?
__________________________________
34.Bring examples to color adaptation for survival
(Camouflage):_____________________________________________________________
__
35.One skin of the Golden dart frog can
kill_______________________________________
36.After 6 six weeks in the pond tadpoles
develop_________________________________
37.In Shakespeare for spells the first and key ingredient is a
___________________________
38.Choco Indians use frogs
for___________________________________________________
39.In 1986 a new class of ________________________were found in African
clawed toad.
40.Meganin is a Hebrew word for___________________________
41.A new painkiller was also discovered in the skin that is 200 times more
powerful than__________________
42.What are the classic enemies of frog and
toads:_____________________________
43.Means of defense: bluffing bring examples of frogs
bluffing_____________________________________________________________
44.Fire bellied toads twist themselves into___________________________to repel a
predator.
45.Greeks call Salamanders fire lizards
because______________________________________
46.Canadian great tree frog can survive harsh winters
by_______________________________
47.Frogs have distinctive
tongues__________________________________________________
48.Bombardier beetle tastes_____________________________________________
49.African bull frog eats 14 baby cobras in one meal that is if a human would
eat___________________________________________________________
50.After 9 weeks in the pond the tadpole develops___________________
and_________legs.
51.In some salamanders we see weather driven metamorphosis. What is it?
________________________________________________________________________
52.Lungfish remained at a point in mid evolution 400 million years ago Why is
that?______________________________________________________________________
53.Red eye tree frog adaptation to live high on trees
include____________________________________________________________________
_
54.what do gliding frogs do?
______________________________________________________
55.During migration salamanders newts and toads return to
their________________________
56.During migration they cross________________________________________
57.Migrating toads can take up to _______km.
58.Largest army in history: spread of _____________________in Australia
59.They were brought from America to protect __________________ from pests.
60.Toads skin secretion is_____________________ so toad ______________became
a cult in California.
61.Kiss a frog and see your prince, lick a toad and
see____________________________
62.Males arrive first to the ponds and
start__________________to_____________females.
63.Ancients thought that frog sound is associated with birth: it is a
strangled_______of a_____
64.How can a vampire salamander enslave the
female_____________________________________________________________________
65.Male frogs outnumber females by__________________ratio.
66.Which species lay only one egg?__________________________________________
67.The Suriname toad is a caring father by doing what?
_________________________________
68.What is so unique about the parental care of the Darwins
frog___________________________-
_____________________________________________
69.After______ weeks froglets emerge from water repeating the first
pioneering steps on land 350 million years ago