Amphibian

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/amphibian

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Class Amphibia
2. What makes amphibians special because they can live on land and in water?Amphibians can live both on land and in water. They have skin that lets them breathe through it and absorb water, which helps them survive in many places.
3. How do amphibians change from babies to adults?Baby amphibians start as aquatic larvae. Then they grow and change into adults that live on land or in water, a process called metamorphosis.

Ectothermic: An organism that relies on external sources of heat to regulate its body temperature.
Cutaneous Respiration: The process of breathing through the skin, a vital method for many amphibians.
Chytridiomycosis: A devastating infectious disease affecting amphibians worldwide, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).