Based on Slides 9-10, why do frogs need to keep their skin moist for proper respiration, and how does this affect their habitat preferences?(1 point)

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To allow them to use their diaphragm muscles more effectively, leading them to dry areas.
To allow them to use their diaphragm muscles more effectively, leading them to dry areas.

To enhance their ability to yawn and take in more oxygen, making them prefer high altitudes.
To enhance their ability to yawn and take in more oxygen, making them prefer high altitudes.

To facilitate cutaneous respiration, which requires moist skin for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, making them prefer watery environments.
To facilitate cutaneous respiration, which requires moist skin for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, making them prefer watery environments.

To improve the function of their throat sacs, leading them to prefer forested areas.
To improve the function of their throat sacs, leading them to prefer forested areas.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

To facilitate cutaneous respiration, which requires moist skin for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, making them prefer watery environments.

Frogs rely on their skin for gas exchange (cutaneous respiration) and need to keep it moist to effectively absorb oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. This requirement influences their habitat preferences, leading them to favor environments that provide adequate moisture, such as near water bodies.