Tag: zoology

In frogs, males frogs can be distinguished by the presence of to attract a mate, the male frog croaks from a shallow puddle, sending out ripples that invite not just female frogs, but also hungry bats. Male túngara frogs croak from shallow puddles to attract mates. Male frogs grow pads on their forelegs that help them to grasp the females in an embrace known as amplexus.

Female frogs listen to the croaking of male frogs, and this helps them choose the most suitable ones for mating. Another reason for which male frogs croak is to claim territory. By croaking loudly at night, a male frog warns other males that a particular part of a territory is already occupied.

In female frog, on each side of the ovary there is a long much coiled whitish glandular tube called oviduct or Mullerian duct. At the anterior end of each oviduct there is an oviducal funnel with a wide aperture called ostium.. The posterior part of the oviduct dilates to form a thin walled ciliated ovisac , where the ova are stored and agglutinated. So, the correct answer is 'Ova'.

Nephron of frog is short, it lacks Henle's loop because water conservation is not important in amphibians who reside near water. Whereas for other animals the loop of henle present in the nephron helps in water conservation. So, the correct answer is 'Frog'.

Metamorphism is a hormonal effect influenced by hormones. The metamorphism in frogs is under the control of thyroxine which is produced by the thyroid gland. Frogs live in water bodies with rich iodine content to produce thyroxine.The deficiency in iodine would result in a retarded growth.

Female frogs lay up to 4,000 eggs at a time, which are immediately fertilized by the male. Frogs become sexually mature around four years of age. They emerge from hibernation from February to March to seek out breeding grounds. Females lay their eggs in shallow water. It takes about 40 days for tadpoles to emerge from the eggs.

The truncus arteriosus is formed of a basal thick-walled conus arteriosus and a distal thin-walled ventral aorta. Its conus arteriosus part which is next to the ventricle is known as pylangium and the distal ventral part as synangium. Pylangium is a short tubular structure, while synangium is simply formed by the union of the basal parts of the arteries.

The egg of the frog is mesolecithal as moderate amount of yolk is present. As the yolk is concentrated in the lower part of the egg and the cytoplasm in the upper part, these eggs are moderately telolecithal.