Frogs respire in water by skin and buccal cavity and on land by skin, buccal cavity and lungs. Choos

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Frogs respire in water by skin and buccal cavity and on land by skin, buccal cavity and lungs. Choose the correct answer from the following:

Professor PC Thomas Classes · Answer

(a) : The respiration in frogs takes place by different methods in both water and on land. In water, skin acts as aquatic respiratory organ (cutaneous respiration). Dissolved oxygen in the water is exchanged through the skin by diffusion. On land, the buccal cavity, skin and lungs act as the respiratory organs.