NEET2025ZoologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesActual
Frogs respire in water by skin and buccal cavity and on land by skin, buccal cavity and lungs. Choose the correct answer from the following :
Options
- AThe statement is true for water but false for land
- BThe statement is true for both the environment
- CThe statement is false for water but true for land
- DThe statement is false for both the environment
Correct answer
C. The statement is false for water but true for land
Step-by-step solution
- In water, frogs respire through skin and not through buccal cavity i.e., undergo cutaneous respiration only. - On land, the buccal cavity, skin and lungs act as respiratory organs i.e., undergo buccopharyngeal, cutaneous and pulmonary respiration.