Question 7

Question

A)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)
Responses

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 respiration, which is known as cutaneous respiration. This process requires their skin to remain moist in order to effectively exchange gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. As a result, frogs tend to prefer habitats that are moist or aquatic, as these conditions support the necessary environment for their respiration.