Question

Earthworms and frogs breathe through their skin because of which the skin of both the organisms is

• A. moist and rough
• B. dry and rough
• C. dry and slimy
• D. moist and slimy.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

moist and slimy.

The correct option is : D

The explanation for the correct option:

1. Earthworms and frogs breathe through the skin.
2. It is cutaneous respiration.
3. Their skin is moist and slimy for easy transport of gases.
4. If the skin becomes dry, it becomes a hurdle for respiration.
5. Frogs are amphibians, they show two types of respiration i.e. cutaneous and pulmonary.
6. Tiny blood capillaries are present beneath the skin in frogs and earthworms.
7. It helps in skin respiration.

Final answer: Earthworms and frogs breathe through their skin because of which the skin of both the organisms is moist and slimy.