Question

How are frog's eyes adapted for life in and out of water?

Answer 1

Sensitive Skin. Frog skin is highlyadapted for water—it's the original wetsuit, really. Since frogs do not swallow water, but absorb it through the skin, and because they must also absorb much of their oxygen through skin as well, having a ready source of water for soaking is a must.

Answer 2

Like all animals that specialize in a particular habitat, aquatic frogs have been endowed by nature with certain characteristics that enable them to survive where other less adapted species might not. However, being so exclusively adapted for an aquatic environment makes frogs dependent upon that habitat for survival. Habitat loss in the form of shrinking wetlands has a drastic impact on frog populations and puts many species at risk.

A frog’s eyes are useful tools. Because they are large and rounded, they allow the frog to look in all directions without moving his body, making it hard to sneak up on him and giving him a distinct advantage over potential prey. Frog eyes are especially adapted to seeing in dim conditions, which makes these already useful attributes even more important underwater, where conditions are often murky. Another interesting adaptation of a frog’s eyes is their location. Perched on the top of his head, the large eyes act as periscopes for observing predators and prey even as he happily soaks his skin below the water’s surface.