Why Frogs Jump. Once upon a time‚ there was a frog. This frog was named Matthias. He had four legs that were used for getting around. Matthias was green‚ he walked on all four of his feet. He lived in a pond‚ in the enchanted Rainforest in Africa. He lived with his grandparents. Matthias has no siblings and no parents. They got attacked by the evil snakes. The frog population was at risk‚ due to the frequent snake attacks. So‚ Matthias started to build forts‚ for his‚ his grandparents‚ and his
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Marcio Pre-Degree I 3 March 2014 Life Cycle of a Frog Despite the fact that the frog is a small animal‚ in terms of symbolism‚ it is of some interest. In ancient Egypt‚ because of its fertility‚ as well as a striking transformation from egg to a tadpole‚ and then in the quadruped animal‚ the frog was considered strange creature and was a symbol of emerging and ever-renewing life. Often‚ the ancient gods of care arising out of the mire‚ depicted with frog heads. Goddess of child-birth‚ who was a good
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Frog and Toad Are Friends UNIT by Arnold Lobel [pic] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0064440206/ref=lib_dp_TFCV/102-2438701-9497711?v=glance&s=books&vi=reader#reader-link Kimberlee Fulbright Language Arts/Reading Lessons 03-27-03 Grade level: 2nd-3rd Purpose/Rationale: I am teaching this lesson because of student interest‚ teacher interest‚ and the GA QCC Standard LA.2.23 & LA.3.23 Integrates language structure (syntax)‚ meaning clues (semantics)‚ phonetic strategies
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Effects of Electrical Stimuli and Injected Reagents on Frog Hearts Melissa Higdon Section 05‚ Group 01 November 19‚ 2013 Introduction: The heart is a very complex muscle for all species. It is responsible for sending oxygenated blood throughout the body as well as sending deoxygenated blood to the lungs‚ and continuously circulate this way for as long as we are alive. Many things can be effected‚ for example how fast the heart beats or how much
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Gross Anatomy of a Frog aldreyarellano I. AXIAL REGION A. Head – most anterior‚ triangular part w/c is flattened dorso-ventrally 1. Snout – blunt apex of the head 2. Mouth – large anterior opening w/c extends postero-laterally up to the head’s base > dorsal & ventral lip folds – immovable folds that border the mouth dorsally & ventrally – provided w/ valves w/c are associated to respiratory movements – provided w/ valves w/c are associated to respiratory movements 3. External nares or
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Any of several small‚ often brightly colored earthly frogs that inhabit the rain forests of Central and South America and secrete from their skin some of the most poisonous biological toxins known‚ such as batrachotoxin. It is on the forest floor that the native South Americans find the jewel-like poison dart frog. The Choco’ tribe in Colombia‚ South America uses the skin secretions to poison their dart tips. One technique used to treat darts requires that a sharp stick to be forced into the
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What is the Boiled Frog phenomenon? First of all this refers to killing a frog‚ if you throw a frog in a pot of boiling water the poor creature will fight and jump and claw to try and get out of the danger of dying. If with the same situation you ease the frog into warm water and turn the flame up slowly then the frog will not fight because it will not sense any immediate danger and it will ease into death (ezinearticles.com). This basically means that the frog senses no danger and is lulled into
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professor is known as ‘Amasele’ (‘The Frog’)‚ because he plays his peeano at night when the prison is quiet. To the Zulus the frog makes always the loudest music at night‚ much louder than the cricket or the owl. So it is simple‚ you see. You are the small boy of the frog‚ which makes you a tadpole” (230). Quote Analysis: This quotation said by Geel Piet‚ talks about how the prisoners think of Peekay as a tadpole. He is the tadpole and Doc is known as the frog. Geel Piet is foreshadowing that Peekay
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Frogs have sticky tongues that can catch prey that weigh up to 1.4x its own body weight. The reason as to why a frog’s tongue is sticky is due to the fact that its spit can change physical properties. The frog’s spit can go from a glue that is stickier than honey to a thinner fluid and back in enough time that it would have have been able to catch its prey. Instead of having saliva glands like humans‚ frog gets the saliva it needs from it tongue‚ which oozes out the saliva even when it has been taken
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The European Tree Frog‚ is a very common species of tree frog that resides in the terrestrial (forested) areas of Europe and West Asia. Also known as Hyla arborea‚ this frog belongs to the class Amphibia. The European Tree Frog utilizes trees and large plants as habitats. Due to this‚ the frog has round‚ adhesive toes that help enable climbing. This frog is genuinely amazing. All living things have structures‚ and each of those structures has a specific function. A structure is basically a part of
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