Life Cycle of a Frog

The frog lays its eggs in the water or in wet

places.

A floating clump of eggs is called a frog spawn.

A frog can lay thousands of eggs at one time!

WOW!

After 21 days, a tadpole is born!

A tadpole is a baby frog.

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

Tadpoles eat very small plants that stick to larger plants in the

water.

These small plants are

called algae.

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

The tadpole also starts developing lungs!

Once in a while the tadpole swims up to the surface to

breathe some air.

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.

Finally, the tadpole turns into a frog!

A frog has legs, lungs, and no tail.

It eats insects

and worms and lives mostly on

land.

Eventually the frog finds a mate. The female lays eggs

and the male fertilizes them.

Then the cycle begins all over again!

The frog lays it’s eggs.

A tadpole is born.

The tadpole grows legs and develops lungs…

And then the tadpole turns into

a frog!

CREDITS:Created by Stefanie Oddo

All images courtesy of Microsoft Clipart

Information provided from: http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm