The functional respiratory organ of a fully formed tadpole is the
A
Skin
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B
Lung
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C
Gill
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D
Air bladder
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Solution
The correct option is C Gill While both the tadpole and the frog like other organisms need to take in oxygen from the environment, the respiratory mechanisms differ. Tadpoles use gills, while mature
frogs have three types of respiration- skin, buccal pumping and lungs