Question

Name the organ of respiration and locomotion in amphibian.

Answer 1

Characteristics of Class Amphibia:

1. These can live both on land and in water.
2. They are ectothermic animals, found in a warm environment.
3. Their body is divided into head and trunk. The tail may or may not be present.
4. The skin is smooth and rough without any scales, but with glands that make it moist.
5. They have no paired fins. Unpaired fins might be present.
6. They have two pairs of limbs for locomotion.
7. They respire through the lungs and skin. Gills might be present externally in some adults.
8. The heart is three-chambered.

Organ of respiration in amphibians are:

1. Gills,
2. Lungs,
3. Buccopharyngeal membrane
4. Skin.

Organ of locomotion in amphibians are:

1. Forelimbs
2. Hind limbs.