Life Cycle of a Frog

1. Life Cycle of a Frog

2. The frog lays its eggs in the water or in wet places.

3. A floating clump of eggs is called a frog spawn.

4. A frog can lay thousands of eggs at one time! WOW!

5. After 21 days, a tadpole is born! A tadpole is a baby frog.

6. A tadpole has a long tail and lives in the water.

7. Tadpoles eat very small plants that stick to larger plants in the water. These small plants are called algae.

8. After about 5 weeks, the tadpole grows hind legs and forelegs.

9. The tadpole also starts developing lungs!

10. Once in a while the tadpole swims up to the surface to breathe some air.

11. Over the next few weeks, the tadpole starts looking more like a frog. The tadpole’s tail gets smaller and it’s legs get larger. It’s lungs get bigger too.

12. Finally, the tadpole turns into a frog!

13. A frog has legs, lungs, and no tail. It eats insects and worms and lives mostly on land.

14. Eventually the frog finds a mate. The female lays eggs and the male fertilizes them.

15. Thenthe cycle begins all over again!

16. The frog lays it’s eggs. A tadpole is born.

17. The tadpole grows legs and develops lungs…

18. And then the tadpole turns into a frog!

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