6.2 AMPHIBIANS

6.2 AMPHIBIANS

1. WHAT ARE AMPHIBIANS LIKE?

   • They are generally terrestrial vertebrates
   • They are ECTOTHERMIC
   • Their skin is thin withot scales, with glands to keep it moist
   • Sometime they release ...

2. VITAL FUNCTIONS

   • NUTRITION
     • They are carnivorous (insectivors) and some larvae are omnivores
   • REPRODUCTION
     • Reproduction is sexual
     • They are oviparous and lay eggs, withot an impermeable shell, in the water
     • They ubdergo METAMORPHOSIS
   • RESPIRATION
     • ADULTS
       • They breathe trought their sin (cutaneous respitation)
     • LARVAE
       • They breathe by LUNGS or GILLS

3. TYPES

   • ANURANS
     • They have SHORT body without a tail
     • They have four legs. Back legs are longer
     • Some have interdigital webbing (adapted for jumping)
   • URODELES
     • They have LONG body with a tail
     • Thay have four legs of equal lenght

Bilder und Dateien der Mindmap

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• Amphibians | Educational Video for Kids (Einbetten)