Question

define the term metamosphosis. list the changes that a tadpole undergoes to develop into a frog
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Answer 1

Answer:

Metamorphosis is a process by which an organism gradually changes into a completely different one. For eg; a butterfly is developed from a larva through metamorphosis in a period of time.

The changes that a tadpole undergoes to develop into a frog are:

1. Eggs

2. Embryo

3. External gills develop for breathing.

4. The tadpole's tail keeps growing.

5. It's hindlegs develop.

6. Front legs appear.

7. Tail becomes shorter.

8. It changes into 'young frog' or 'froglet'.

9. It finally becomes an adult frog.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Medical definitions for metamorphosis A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog.