Question
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 :
NEET
Zoology
Breathing and Exchange of Gases
2025
NEET 2025
NEET Zoology Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. The statement is true for water but false for land
- B. The statement is true for both the environment
- C. The statement is false for water but true for land
- D. The statement is false for both the environment
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.
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