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AIIMS 2012
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2012
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Structural Organisation in Animals

AIIMS 2012 · Zoology · Structural Organisation in Animals

Which of the following is correct regarding respiration in adult...

Which of the following is correct regarding respiration in adult frog?

Options

  1. AIn water- Skin, gills
  2. BOn land - Skin, buccal cavity
  3. CIn water- Skin, buccal cavity
  4. DOn land- Skin, lungs, gills

Correct answer

B. On land - Skin, buccal cavity

Step-by-step solution

In frog three types of respiration occurs to suit its amphibious mode of life. These are cutaneous, buccopharyngeal and pulmonary respiration. Cutaneous respiration occurs through the thin, moist, highly vascular and naked skin. It takes place in water as well as on land. Buccopharyngeal respiration occurs on land via thin, vascular, moist lining of buccopharyngeal cavity. Pulmonary respiration takes place when the frog is outside the water. It occurs by lungs of adult frog.
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